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    SubjectRe: [PATCH] kbuild: implement modules.order
    On Tue, Dec 04, 2007 at 10:49:37PM +0900, Tejun Heo wrote:
    > When multiple built-in modules (especially drivers) provide the same
    > capability, they're prioritized by link order specified by the order
    > listed in Makefile. This implicit ordering is lost for loadable
    > modules.
    >...

    What exactly are the drivers you are thinking of?

    I would rather see us getting away from any link order dependencies.

    E.g. we might one day want to compile the whole kernel with one gcc call
    (using "--combine -fwhole-program").

    cu
    Adrian

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    "Only a promise," Lao Er said.
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