Re: Linux 2.3.18ac6

Jeff Garzik (jgarzik@pobox.com)
Mon, 20 Sep 1999 10:22:40 -0400


Alan Cox wrote:
>
> > > 2.3.18ac6
> > > o Module name in setup functions (Richard Guenther)
> >
> > This change appears to be grossly wrong for any multi-file module. For
> > example the MODULE_NAME for the nfsfs module varies for each file within
> > the module.
> >
> > IMHO this change _needs_ to have an accompanying patch which takes care
> > of this common case.
>
> Well since it was broken before, its no more broken now. The patch lets you
> set the module name. You might want to look at setting it in the Makefile
> for a given subdirectory to be cleaner ?

hmmm. Can MODULE_NAME be set in Rules.make by translating O_TARGET?

Jeff

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