linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/3] Implement /proc/built-in file similar to /proc/modules

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Message-ID: <5416AD96.7070306@suse.cz>
Date:	Mon, 15 Sep 2014 11:12:54 +0200
From:	Michal Marek <mmarek@...e.cz>
To:	Kirill Tkhai <tkhai@...dex.ru>
CC:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>, arnd@...db.de,
	linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	oleg@...hat.com, grant.likely@...retlab.ca, ebiederm@...ssion.com,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, ktkhai@...allels.com, sam@...nborg.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/3] Implement /proc/built-in file similar to /proc/modules

On 2014-09-14 17:38, Greg KH wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 14, 2014 at 02:18:13PM +0400, Kirill Tkhai wrote:
>> This series implements a possibility to show the list of built-in drivers
>> to userspace. The names of drivers will be the same as when they are modules.
> 
> Have you looked at /sys/modules/ ?  Doesn't that show what you want
> here?

Plus, we have /lib/modules/.../modules.builtin, which is already
understood by kmod. And if you badly need to display the list in /proc,
then please just reuse the modules.builtin file.

Michal

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