Re: kernel-2.4.0-test11 crashed again; this time i send you the Oops-message

[Keith Owens]

On Wed, 22 Nov 2000 20:58:28 -0500 (EST), 
"Albert D. Cahalan" <[e-mail]> wrote:
>The infamous LINK_FIRST infrastructure was sort of half-way done.
>
>It would be best to cause drivers with an unspecified link order
>to move around a bit, so that errors may be discovered more quickly.

The "other" list in LINK_FIRST is sorted by name.  It could be changed
to a random sort, probably based on a hash of size and mtime.  It would
be relatively expensive so would have to be restricted to a "exercise
the kernel" CONFIG option.

>LINK_FIRST is pretty coarse. One would want a topological sort,
>or at least LINK_0 through LINK_9 _without_ anything else.

There is no need for multiple LINK_n entries, the objects partition
neatly into three groups.  LINK_FIRST objects, in the order they are
defined.  The rest of the objects (object list - (LINK_FIRST +
LINK_LAST), in an undefined order.  LINK_LAST objects, in the order
they are defined.

If you can come up with a concrete link order example that cannot be
handled by a three partition model then I will listen.  Otherwise it is
just over engineering.