Re: How to get rid of unused data in LKM

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But after doing so, the firmware data is still wasting kernel memory on the host system
and is not used anymore.
How can I free that memory ? Is there a better way to handle that data ?

If you really think you must link the data with the  module:  Declare
it using "__initdata" ?

I was under the impression that data like this is not thrown away when
compiled as a module... only when compiled directly into the kernel. Is
this not true?

I think Wolfgang's ioctl idea is a much better way to go in this case.


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