Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 16 Jan 1999 00:11:24 +0000 (GMT) | From | Ben Hutchings <> | Subject | Re: boot parameters / TECH80 5650 & DAS 1800 hardware |
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On Thu, 14 Jan 1999, Han-Kwang Nienhuys wrote:
> Hello, > > I am currently working on two device drivers for use in a laboratory > environment. One for a servo controller (TECH80 model 5650), the other one > for an AD convertor (CyrDAS 1800HR). > > Question 1: how can a module retrieve the kernel boot options (e.g. > te5650=0x320) ? I couldn't find it in Beck's book "Linux kernel internals". > The other char drivers don't seem to bother very much about boot options. <snip>
It's not supposed to. Modules have their own parameters (that come from the insmod command line or /etc/conf.modules). You can use the MODULE_PARAM macro to tell insmod about these. Have a look at some existing modules to see how this is used.
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