kernel-modules: kernel-modules (Linux kernel modules) kernel-modules: kernel-modules: A kernel module is a piece of object code that can be dynamically kernel-modules: loaded into the Linux kernel to provide new kernel functions. Most of kernel-modules: these modules provide support for devices such as CD-ROM drives, tape kernel-modules: drives, and ethernet cards. You can choose which modules to load by kernel-modules: editing /etc/rc.d/rc.modules. kernel-modules: kernel-modules: These modules are compiled from a 2.4.21 kernel that's been patched kernel-modules: with SGI's XFS filesystem patches. If you use the Slackware supplied kernel-modules: XFS kernel, you'll also need to use these modules with it.