Re: 2.6.2: "-" or "_", thats the question

[Ryan Reich]

Harald Dunkel wrote:
> Coywolf Qi Hunt wrote:
>
> > Harald Dunkel wrote:
> >
> > > What would be the correct way to get the filename of a
> > > loaded module? The basename would be sufficient.
> > The symbole names used in source code, like function names tend to use 
> > "_", while the file names use "-" IMHO.
>
> Naturally the symbols in the code use '_', cause for C '-'
> is not allowed within symbol names.
>
> I am interested in the module file names. 'cat /proc/modules'
> should return the correct module names, but for some modules
> (like uhci_hcd vs uhci-hcd.ko) '_' and '-' are messed up.

According to the modprobe man page, the two symbols are interchangeable.

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Ryan Reich
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