linux-kernel - Re: Would an "information module" be useful?

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Date:	Sun, 22 Sep 2013 22:30:25 +0200
From:	Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@....de>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Would an "information module" be useful?

> You can do all parsing in user space too.

Is it questionable when a custom prefix of a boot command-line parameter can not
be mapped to a kernel module?

> But I'm sure it will not get merged.

Thanks for your feedback.

> All you need is a dummy module with a few module_param()s.

My ideas went in such a direction.

> drivers/misc/ is a nice place do dump such things. :-)

Is an information sink module (with corresponding data type checks) still an
"ordinary" driver?

Regards,
Markus

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