Re: Persistent module storage [was Linux 2.4 Status / TODO page]

From: Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Date: Mon Nov 06 2000 - 16:33:18 EST


> Barring this, we could create a persistantdata module that we can
> modprobe and then discover with Keith's inter_module_xxx and read/write
> opaque data to/from. Then if the user does not want to use it they can
> just "alias persistantdata off" it and poof.

All of this is kernel code we don't need. Its not a good solution generically
or otherwise. Modutils should just use the persistent data stuff that has hooks
ready to roll already.

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