Re: [idea] request_module(const char *fmt, ...);

From: Keith Owens (kaos@ocs.com.au)
Date: Fri Jan 14 2000 - 20:52:41 EST


On Thu, 13 Jan 2000 22:24:15 -0300,
Horst von Brand <vonbrand@sleipnir.valparaiso.cl> wrote:
>I'm still convinced that KMOD is enough of an interface change for modules
>to warrant binary incompatibility.

Disagree.

Kernel has kmod, module has kmod - automatic load.
Kernel has kmod, module does not - manual load.
Module has kmod, kernel does not - manual load.
Module and kernel do not have kmod - manual load.

Perfectly sensible results for all combinations, no need to recompile
modules. Personally I will not use binary only modules but I have to
accept that some people want to.

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