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-rw-r--r--python/vyos/utils/kernel.py11
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/python/vyos/utils/kernel.py b/python/vyos/utils/kernel.py
index 0eb113174..1f3bbdffe 100644
--- a/python/vyos/utils/kernel.py
+++ b/python/vyos/utils/kernel.py
@@ -25,3 +25,14 @@ def check_kmod(k_mod):
if not os.path.exists(f'/sys/module/{module}'):
if call(f'modprobe {module}') != 0:
raise ConfigError(f'Loading Kernel module {module} failed')
+
+def unload_kmod(k_mod):
+ """ Common utility function to unload required kernel modules on demand """
+ from vyos import ConfigError
+ from vyos.utils.process import call
+ if isinstance(k_mod, str):
+ k_mod = k_mod.split()
+ for module in k_mod:
+ if os.path.exists(f'/sys/module/{module}'):
+ if call(f'rmmod {module}') != 0:
+ raise ConfigError(f'Unloading Kernel module {module} failed')