Hi all: I have a question about the order of network stack initialize. >From some books it says the order is as below: 1.core_initcall: sock_init 2.fs_initcall: inet_init 3.subsys_initcall: net_dev_init 4.device_initcall: device init in the source code of linux2.6.18: #define core_initcall(fn) __define_initcall("1",fn) #define postcore_initcall(fn) __define_initcall("2",fn) #define arch_initcall(fn) __define_initcall("3",fn) #define subsys_initcall(fn) __define_initcall("4",fn) #define fs_initcall(fn) __define_initcall("5",fn) #define device_initcall(fn) __define_initcall("6",fn) #define late_initcall(fn) __define_initcall("7",fn) obviously: macro section core_initcall <--> .initcall1.init fs_initcall <--> .initcall5.init subsys_initcall <--> .initcall4.init device_intcall <--> .initcall6.init Some also says: “Every child is to determine the sequence between sections, the first call. Initcall1 init. The function pointer, again. Initcall2 init. Call the function pointer, etc. And in each section of the function pointer is associated with links to order, is uncertain ” As the above says, the order should be: core_initcall->subsys_initcall->fs_initcall->device_intcall So which one is really correct? 2010-09-15 Huangqiang Zhou ?韬{.n?????%??檩??w?{.n???{炳w?)?骅w*jg????????G??⒏⒎?:+v????????????"??????