Subject: Re: Why are the kernel modules located in /usr?
To: Jason Thorpe <thorpej@shagadelic.org>
From: Eric Haszlakiewicz <erh@nimenees.com>
List: tech-kern
Date: 02/19/2006 13:38:46
On Thu, Feb 16, 2006 at 01:20:06PM -0800, Jason Thorpe wrote:
> 
> On Feb 16, 2006, at 1:18 PM, Jeremy C. Reed wrote:
> 
> >Why are the kernel modules located in /usr? Why does KMODDIR  
> >default to
> >/usr/lkm?
> >
> >It seems like /lkm would be better.
> >
> >Is it a disk space issue?
> >
> >It may be useful to use /lkm in the event that kernel modules are  
> >needed
> >before /usr is (or can be) mounted.
> 
> Because / and /usr should be on the same file system :-)

Well, if you going to do that, you might as well just
mv /usr/* / && rmdir /usr && ln -s / /usr

eric