Re: [BUG] module-init-tools 0.9.3, rmmod modules with '-'

Rusty Russell (rusty@rustcorp.com.au)
Tue, 17 Dec 2002 11:17:05 +1100


In message <Pine.LNX.4.50.0212161831340.1804-100000@montezuma.mastecende.com> y
ou write:
> On Tue, 17 Dec 2002, Rusty Russell wrote:
>
> > How did you get a module which has - in its name? The build system
> > *should* turn them into _'s.
>
> ALSA modules?
>
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 170125 Dec 15 00:10 snd-mixer-oss.ko
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 143685 Dec 15 00:10 snd-mpu401-uart.ko
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 312564 Dec 15 00:10 snd-opl3-lib.ko
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 194307 Dec 15 00:10 snd-opl3sa2.ko
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 612512 Dec 15 00:10 snd-opl3-synth.ko
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1160272 Dec 15 00:10 snd-pcm.ko
>
> But they do get converted when we load ie snd-pcm turns into snd_pcm

Yes, the filenames are unchanged. But if you modprobe snd-mixer-oss,
you'll see snd_mixer_oss in /proc/modules. But rmmod "snd-mixer-oss"
works as expected. Basically, the kernel and tools see them as
equivalent: anything else is a bug, please report.

BTW, this was done for (1) simplicity, (2) so KBUILD_MODNAME can be
used to construct identifiers, and (3) so parameters when the module
is built-in have a consistent name.

Hope that clarifies!
Rusty.

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