kernel module unloading

[frezbo]

Feature Request

Currently removing the module section has no effect on the loaded kernel modules. Standard OS support unloading kernel modules. Currently the only way in talos is to comment/remove the kernel modules section and reboot

[smira]

I didn't implement that, because it seemed to be non-trivial - loading a module goes via aliases and dependencies, so a single entry in the config translates to a set of modules to load. So probably it needs to be something non-trivial to see which modules to unload if machine config changes, but it should be something we can implement.

[frezbo]

yeh, not a blocker, but i ended by constantly applying/de-applying patches and rebooting to test with nvidia

[steverfrancis]

Philosophically, it seems an immutable OS should not support unloading modules without a reboot, no?