Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 15 Sep 2007 17:19:17 -0400 | From | "Rob Hussey" <> | Subject | Re: rtl8187 driver in 2.6.23-rc6-git5: kernel panic if not used as a module. Works as a module. |
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On 9/15/07, ポール・ロラン Paul Rolland <rol@witbe.net> wrote: > Hi Eric, > > On Sat, 15 Sep 2007 20:30:14 +0200 > Eric Valette <eric.valette@free.fr> wrote: > > > Rob Hussey wrote: > > > On 9/15/07, Eric Valette <eric.valette@free.fr> wrote: > > >> Eric Valette wrote: > > >> > > > > Thanks for your help: it does indeed fix the problem. > Nice it works for you too ! > > > Now I have two side questions: > > - the code is no more symetric "subsys_initcall" -> "module_exit". > > Do not know if it is "normal" but I love symmetry in code :-). Did not test > > it still works as a module... > Symmetry is not broken, as we have : > #define subsys_initcall(fn) module_init(fn) > in include/linux/init.h where compiling as a module, and when not compiling > as a module, I doubt the exit function is called unless you are shuting > down your machine... > > > - Who takes the responsability to push a patch to Linus? I guess it > > is urgent unless he plans a rc7 > Good point ! I expect the patches to be already in some queue waiting to be > pulled !
The patches are on their way to making it into 2.6.23: http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=118986368303529&w=2
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