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SubjectRe: [RFC] put symbolic links between drivers and modules in the sysfs tree
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James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@steeleye.com> wrote:
>
>> So what will your userland code do when you run it on a system with
>> non-modular kernel currently running?
>
> Not put a module in the initial ramdisk, since it would be unnecessary.
> The only information the patch seeks to add is the linkage between
> driver and module. So you can work back from sysfs to know which
> devices have which modules

You're assuming that the kernel before/after the reboot have the same
configuration. This is false in general.
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