linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] kbuild: generate modules.builtin

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Message-ID: <cc43514a0907151312l34bc6c92m7986fd1f99cfca2c@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:12:55 +0200
From:	Andreas Robinson <andr345@...il.com>
To:	Michal Marek <mmarek@...e.cz>
Cc:	Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@...y.org>,
	Scott James Remnant <scott@...ntu.com>,
	linux-modules@...r.kernel.org, Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>,
	linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] kbuild: generate modules.builtin

On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 9:08 PM, Michal Marek<mmarek@...e.cz> wrote:
> Andreas Robinson napsal(a):
>> Guys,
>>
>> is this patch what you need on the m-i-t end?
>
> I already have patches here (it's not against Jon's master, but it
> should apply):
> http://repo.or.cz/w/mit.git?a=commit;h=45c29de1b54478a63352a3f13c570a964903f54f
> http://repo.or.cz/w/mit.git?a=commit;h=0e72912a1e0b486225f7052c8d40e28b07ff4495

Ah, of course!

> The idea is that modprobe should just do nothing and exit successfully,
> so that scripts don't break nor start printing warnings if the kernel
> config changes. I meant to send it to linux-modules once there is
> agreement about the modules.builtin file format.

Ok, that makes sense.

I think there's a small chance of confusion though, when a user tries
to insert a module and it doesn't show up with lsmod. Perhaps you can
add an info() message? Then the user can figure out what is happening
with the --verbose option.

Andreas
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