Re: [MiNT] Exporting symbols between modules (was Re: Using device files in "/dev" from kernel space)

[David Gálvez <dgalvez75@gmail.com>]

Hi again!

2010/12/24 m0n0 <ole@monochrom.net>:
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> It's not possible to unload an module with the MiNT kernel, AFAIK. What I'm

.km modules can be unloaded.

> suggesting is this: Kernel modules which can be removed are not really
> needed to get the USB stuff done. If that's not true, why don't you tell why
> this feature is really needed?
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Of course is possible, I didn't say it's not possible :-). It's only
about features I think is a nice feature that the usb device drivers
can be loaded and unloaded during runtime.

> You questioned how one module can access functions of another one. Well, I
> think one possible answer is within the networking stack of MiNT.
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I already explained in a previous email how the network stack is doing
this and the disadvantages of this method. I must create a new module
type and this module type can not be unloaded.


> Within linux you can't load modules that access non-available functions.
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> Greets,
> m
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