linux-kernel - Re: rtl8187 driver in 2.6.23-rc6-git5: kernel panic if not used as a module. Works as a module.

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Date:	Mon, 17 Sep 2007 11:48:35 +0200
From:	Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>
To:	eric.valette@...e.fr
Cc:	"\"Paul Rolland"
	 (ポール・ロラン)" <rol@...be.net>,
	Rob Hussey <robjhussey@...il.com>, flamingice@...rmilk.net,
	andreamrl@...cali.it, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: rtl8187 driver in 2.6.23-rc6-git5: kernel panic if not used as
	a module. Works as a module.

On Sa, 2007-09-15 at 21:00 +0200, Eric Valette wrote:

> I came to this conclusion too. But I would have preferred to have
> #define subsys_exit(fn)			modules_exit(fn)
> 
> in the case of a module and nop in the non module case...

module_exit is a no-op anyway in the non-modular case, it's never
called, so what's the point?

johannes

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