Re: RFC: /proc/module namespace

Kurt Garloff (garloff@suse.de)
Fri, 3 Sep 1999 09:58:47 +0200


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On Thu, Sep 02, 1999 at 11:01:28AM -0500, Oliver Xymoron wrote:
> > No change in behavior at all. A module can be compiled into the kernel.
>=20
> His point still stands - you've made a semantic distinction that wasn't
> there before. If it's not a module, then why is it listed in
> /proc/modules? Maybe the top-level proc code needs to be cleaned up
> instead.

Why not rename /proc/modules to /proc/components to indicate, that it's the
components of your running kernel to be seen there, both compiled in and
insmoded drivers/modules/components/objects/whatever.

Regards,
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Kurt Garloff <garloff@suse.de> Wuppertal, FRG
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