Re: [idea] request_module(const char *fmt, ...);

Horst von Brand (vonbrand@sleipnir.valparaiso.cl)
Thu, 13 Jan 2000 22:24:15 -0300


Tigran Aivazian <tigran@sco.COM> said:
> Now I found a reason why request_module() can *NOT* be a macro. Ever.
> Because it wouldn't work for the calls like
>
> (void) request_module("ide-blabla");
>
> or
>
> if (request_module("misc-blabla") == 0)

A macro that expands to a single constant? A static inline function tha
does the same?

I'm still convinced that KMOD is enough of an interface change for modules
to warrant binary incompatibility.

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