netdev - Re: [PATCH 1/3] ne: Add platform

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Date:	Sun, 29 Apr 2007 01:40:26 +0900 (JST)
From:	Atsushi Nemoto <anemo@....ocn.ne.jp>
To:	akpm@...ux-foundation.org
Cc:	linux-mips@...ux-mips.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org, jeff@...zik.org,
	ralf@...ux-mips.org, sshtylyov@...mvista.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] ne: Add platform_driver

On Sat, 28 Apr 2007 00:57:27 -0700, Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org> wrote:
> > +#else /* MODULE */
> > +module_init(ne_init);
> > +module_exit(ne_exit);
> >  #endif /* MODULE */
> 
> Are we sure about this part?  It is unusual to have special treatment dependent
> upon MODULE.

Yes, it is unusual now, but ne.c has old-fashioned init_module() which
can not be used if it was built into kernel.  Also ne.c depends on
old-style initialization by Space.c.

Rewriting those old-style initialization code could be possible, but
it will involve much more changes and might cause compatibility issue
(if somebody depends on ethN order of built-in drivers).  So I chose
least intrusive way.

---
Atsushi Nemoto
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