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Moviuro

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Registered: 2012-06-03

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mkmm release - looking for feedback

Hi all,

I've release a second pkgrel of my "kernel module manager" (source - AUR), which is the spiritual successor to kernel-modules-hook (AUR). I needed this script so that I could update my machine (in particular the kernel) without having to reboot in the near future. kernel-modules-hook did the job, but it was painfully slow, see this PR.

mkmm ships with 2 ways of backing up the current kernel's modules: using hardlinks + a systemd service at boot to remove old kernel modules; or using a tmpfs(5) that gets removed upon reboot.

I don't have any dkms enabled on my machine, and use only built-in modules, so mkmm might still have rough edges. I have been using it since April 2021, and have had zero issues with it so far.

I'm looking for general feedback around mkmm. Thanks for your time.

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