Messages in this thread |  | | From | Keith Owens <> | Subject | Re: [RFC] Wine speedup through kernel module | Date | Tue, 12 Sep 2000 21:23:57 +1100 |
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On Tue, 12 Sep 2000 10:25:16 +0100, David Woodhouse <dwmw2@infradead.org> wrote: >Unless it's _absolutely_ necessary, the kernel image (i.e. vmlinux) should >not contain any code which is dependent on CONFIG_*_MODULE options. > >Therefore, stuff like... > >#ifdef CONFIG_WIN32_MODULE > EXPORT_SYMBOL(my_win32_helper_func); >#endif > >...would mean that you have to recompile the kernel and reboot to enable the >module, rather than just compiling and loading the module.
But this is quite valid ...
#ifdef CONFIG_MODULES EXPORT_SYMBOL(dynamic_syscall_in_modules_helper); #endif
Use a generic helper for dynamic syscalls in modules, not tied to any particular module or config option. You have to use a different kernel if you turn the top level CONFIG_MODULES on.
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