Load additional kernel drivers

From within a SimpleSwitch™ package you are allowed to load additional kernel modules (.ko files). Please make sure that they are matching the kernel running on the base image.

Best practice

It is advised to unload drivers if the SimpleSwitch™ package is stopped. Use the template shell script below as a starting point for your application.

set -o errexit

EXTRA_DRIVERS="" # list the kernel module names to be loaded/unloaded by the container

trap_exit() {
if [ -n "${EXTRA_DRIVERS}" ]; then
    modprobe -r ${EXTRA_DRIVERS} || true
fi
}
trap trap_exit EXIT INT TERM

if [ -n "${EXTRA_DRIVERS}" ]; then
    modprobe ${EXTRA_DRIVERS}
fi

# Run your application
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