linux-kernel - Re: module_init in linux kernel

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Message-ID: <CAM_iQpX0sM=8O911nVba_JZ0VVJ_sxTquFfixYjgkJ7TAJFmcw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Sun, 13 Nov 2011 23:10:09 +0800
From:	Américo Wang <xiyou.wangcong@...il.com>
To:	Xin Tong <xerox.time.tech@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: module_init in linux kernel

On Sun, Nov 13, 2011 at 8:11 PM, Xin Tong <xerox.time.tech@...il.com> wrote:
> When one is writing a module, are module_init and module_exit
> mandatory. I understand that module_init and module_exit are just
> macro which place functions in special .text area. Is there is not
> module_init or module_exit defined, is there any default to take over
> or the kernel will panic when the module is loaded.
>

It is valid to write a kernel module without module_init().
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