Re: [PATCH] Move __this_module to xxx.mod.c
Rusty Russell (rusty@rustcorp.com.au)
Mon, 17 Feb 2003 15:53:28 +1100
In message <Pine.LNX.4.44.0302162225420.5217-100000@chaos.physics.uiowa.edu> yo
u write:
> On Mon, 17 Feb 2003, Rusty Russell wrote:
>
> > I don't think so: the symbol will be in the module by the time
> > module-init-tools gets to it, or am I missing something?
>
> Yes, but modprobe will look for .gnu.linkonce.__this_module if it wants to
> change the name (but that's now in ___this_module).
Good point. The name change thing is a known hack, of course, but
will fix userspace.
Rusty.
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