linux-kernel - Re: [Patch] MODULE_UNLOAD should depend on PROC

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Message-Id: <200811191041.53716.rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
Date:	Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:41:53 +1030
From:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
To:	Américo Wang <xiyou.wangcong@...il.com>
Cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>
Subject: Re: [Patch] MODULE_UNLOAD should depend on PROC_FS

On Wednesday 19 November 2008 05:10:52 Américo Wang wrote:
> The feature controlled by MODULE_UNLOAD uses proc interface, so it
> should depend on PROC_FS.

Hi Wang,

   This patch looks wrong to me; you can remove modules without /proc.  Does 
it not compile with CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD=y and CONFIG_PROC_FS=n?

Thanks,
Rusty.

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