Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 21 Apr 2005 09:32:48 -0700 | From | "Randy.Dunlap" <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 2.6.12-rc2] aoe [1/6]: improve allowed interfaces configuration |
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On Thu, 21 Apr 2005 11:30:06 -0400 Ed L Cashin wrote:
| Greg KH <greg@kroah.com> writes: | | > On Thu, Apr 21, 2005 at 09:36:17AM -0400, Ed L Cashin wrote: | >> "Bodo Eggert <harvested.in.lkml@posting.7eggert.dyndns.org>" <7eggert@gmx.de> writes: | >> | >> > Ed L Cashin <ecashin@coraid.com> wrote: | >> > | >> >> +++ b/Documentation/aoe/aoe.txt 2005-04-20 11:42:20.000000000 -0400 | >> > | >> >> + When the aoe driver is a module, use | >> > | >> > Is there any reason for this inconsistent behaviour? | >> | >> Yes, the /sys/module/aoe area is only present when the aoe driver is a | >> module. | > | > Not true, have you looked in /sys/module lately? :) | > | >> It would be nicer if there were a sysfs area where I could | >> put this file regardless of whether the driver is a module or built | >> into the kernel. | > | > That's the place for it. It will be there if the driver is built as a | > module or into the kernel. | | Wow! Well, that's very convenient for driver writers, so I'm pleased, | and I can update the docs. It surprises me, though, to find out that | /sys/module is for things other than modules.
Just depends on your definition of a module.
AOE (or just about any device driver) can be considered logically as a module. You seem to be equating module with "loadable module" vs. a builtin module. The good news is that /sys/module works for loadable or builtin modules.
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