Re: changes required for making modular driver -> a buitl-in one

[Anupam Kapoor <anupam.kapoor@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, 05 Oct 2004 10:30:47 +0530, Mandeep Sandhu
<mandeep_sandhu@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> hi list,
> 
> just a small Q. what are the changes required for making a modular
> driver a built-in one??? Are the entry/exit points of a module
> ([init/cleanup]_module) called for a built-in one too? I think the
> answer wud be no....but i'm not too sure. What fxn.s are called
> for initialization for a built-in driver?
how is a non-trivial initialization/cleanup going to happen if your
init/exit function is not called ?

kind regards
anupam

> 
> TIA,
> -mandeep

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