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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+# Copyright 2014-2015 Canonical Limited.
+#
+# This file is part of charm-helpers.
+#
+# charm-helpers is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License version 3 as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation.
+#
+# charm-helpers is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+# GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+# along with charm-helpers. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+__author__ = "Jorge Niedbalski <jorge.niedbalski@canonical.com>"
+
+from charmhelpers.core.hookenv import (
+ log,
+ INFO
+)
+
+from subprocess import check_call, check_output
+import re
+
+
+def modprobe(module, persist=True):
+ """Load a kernel module and configure for auto-load on reboot."""
+ cmd = ['modprobe', module]
+
+ log('Loading kernel module %s' % module, level=INFO)
+
+ check_call(cmd)
+ if persist:
+ with open('/etc/modules', 'r+') as modules:
+ if module not in modules.read():
+ modules.write(module)
+
+
+def rmmod(module, force=False):
+ """Remove a module from the linux kernel"""
+ cmd = ['rmmod']
+ if force:
+ cmd.append('-f')
+ cmd.append(module)
+ log('Removing kernel module %s' % module, level=INFO)
+ return check_call(cmd)
+
+
+def lsmod():
+ """Shows what kernel modules are currently loaded"""
+ return check_output(['lsmod'],
+ universal_newlines=True)
+
+
+def is_module_loaded(module):
+ """Checks if a kernel module is already loaded"""
+ matches = re.findall('^%s[ ]+' % module, lsmod(), re.M)
+ return len(matches) > 0
+
+
+def update_initramfs(version='all'):
+ """Updates an initramfs image"""
+ return check_call(["update-initramfs", "-k", version, "-u"])