linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] cdrom_sysctl

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Date:	Mon, 18 Jun 2007 09:05:19 +0200
From:	Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@...cle.com>
To:	dave young <hidave.darkstar@...il.com>
Cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] cdrom_sysctl_info fix

On Mon, Jun 18 2007, dave young wrote:
> 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?

It is a stand-alone module.

-- 
Jens Axboe

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