Re: [PATCH 2.6.12-rc2] aoe [1/6]: improve allowed interfaces configuration

[Domen Puncer]

On 21/04/05 09:36 -0400, Ed L Cashin wrote:
> "Bodo Eggert <harvested.in.lkml@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>" <7eggert@xxxxxx> writes:
> 
> > Ed L Cashin <ecashin@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
...
> >> +  /sys/module/aoe/parameters/aoe_iflist instead of
> >                                 ^^^
> >
> > Why does the module name need to be part of the attribute?
> > That's redundant. That's redundant.
> 
> Yes.  That's true.  Redundancy isn't always bad, though, and using the
> "aoe_" prefix lets the kernel parameter for the built-in aoe driver be
> the same as the parameter for the modular driver.

The __setup() stuff is redundancy too, as module parameters already
work as boot parameters (ie. aoe.iflist).


	Domen
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