Changing the Kernel module/driver load order @ booting

[acumind]

Hi
i am writing a driver for my mouse, "naughty_mouse.ko" as loadable
kernel module and registering interrupt handler for IRQ 12. This
driver is working fine if i unload the psmouse.ko first and then load
naughty_mouse.ko. I wants to load naughty_mouse.ko at boot time before
psmouse.ko is loaded so that all the interrupts from mouse come to my
driver first and then to psmouse.ko.

Could anyone please tell how to automatically load my naughty_mouse.ko
before psmouse.ko.
i am using kernel 2.6.28.

thanks,
- acumind

[Mark Hobley]

acumind <acu...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Could anyone please tell how to automatically load my naughty_mouse.ko
> before psmouse.ko.

Don't you just insmod naughty_mouse.ko before psmouse.ko in the startup
scripts?

Mark.

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Mark Hobley
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[Chris Vine]

You can use the install command in modprobe.conf (or one of the other
configuration files in /etc/modprobe.d). For example, including a
file mymouse.conf in /etc/modprobe.d with the following contents will
cause a load of psmouse.ko to also install naughty_mouse.ko first:

install psmouse /sbin/modprobe naughty_mouse ; /sbin/modprobe -i psmouse

For further details, see 'man modprobe.d' which gives a similar worked
example.

Chris