Re: RFC: modules and 2.5

[Andrzej Krzysztofowicz <ankry@green.mif.pg.gda.pl>]

> 
> A couple things that would be nice for 2.5 is
> - let MOD_INC_USE_COUNT work even when module is built into kernel, and
> - let THIS_MODULE exist and be valid even when module is built into
> kernel
> 
> This introduces bloat into the static kernel for modules which do not
> take advantage of this, so perhaps we can make this new behavior
> conditional on CONFIG_xxx option.  Individual drivers which make use of
> the behavior can do something like
> 
> 	dep_tristate 'my driver' CONFIG_MYDRIVER $CONFIG_PCI
> 	if [ "$CONFIG_MYDRIVER" != "n" -a \
              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> 	     "$CONFIG_STATIC_MODULES" != "y" ]; then
> 	   define_bool CONFIG_STATIC_MODULES y
> 	fi

Hmmm, shouldn't it be written in CML2 if it is for 2.5 ?

For 2.4 the marked condition ( != n on a variable defined by dep_*)
probably would break xconfig. Don't suggest such solutions...

Andrzej
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