Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Thu, 26 Dec 1996 22:56:10 +0100 (MET) | From | Hans Lermen <> | Subject | Re: name space analysis and patches, 2.1.17 |
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On 23 Dec 1996, David Hinds wrote:
> : insmod io=0x260 irq=11 wrt.o > > : And probably this is inside a #ifdef MODULE, so you hav'nt problems with > : name clashes when compiling it into the kernel... > > insmod will let you set the value of a static symbol -- there is no > need to make a parameter external. I've always coded these as static > on moral grounds.
You are right, insmod _does_ also take static symbols as params. However, there is a DOWN SIDE with static params: you can't strip the modules from unneeded static symbols, such as
ld -r -s -o stripped_mod.o unstripped_mod.o
This is important, if you want to generate a modularized boot disk using 'initrd' and need to keep the modules small. ( and distributors are happy, that they can have modularized booting now )
> > I think cleaning up all these external definitions is an excellent > idea, even if it doesn't cause any obvious problems with modules as > they are currently used. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
See above.
_cleaning_ is always good, however, _purging_ needs some more detailed discussions ;-)
Hans <lermen@fgan.de>
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