linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] cdrom_sysctl

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Date:	Mon, 18 Jun 2007 07:03:09 +0000
From:	"dave young" <hidave.darkstar@...il.com>
To:	"Jens Axboe" <jens.axboe@...cle.com>
Cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] cdrom_sysctl_info fix

Hi,
> > BTW, another problem, I can't find the CONFIG_CDROM option in kernel
> > config menu. Is it deperacated? If it is true, is the module part
> > still necessary?
>
> cdrom.o is a hardware independent helper module, it gets included if you
> use atapi/scsi/etc cdrom drivers. See drivers/cdrom/Makefile.
>
I know. Sorry for my bad english, I means MODULE's part maybe
deperacated, not uniform cdrom driver itsself.

For example  the module_init, module_exit and MODULE_LICENSE, I
remember it could be a standalone module in 2.4 kernels. But now seems
not possible. am I right?

Regards
dave
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