I think the __init is telling kernel that this function is executed once and never come back . but module_init is to initialize the module when it is being insmod. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Erickson" <coldoneknight@rogers.com> To: <kernelnewbies@nl.linux.org> Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2002 11:57 PM Subject: __init and __exit vs module_init() > > Howdy, > > What I am wondering is, is __init equal to module_init()? > Basicly... I was confussed as to what happens if you want to > compile a driver directly into the kernel. Then I discovered __init. > There needs to be some way the kernel knows what the entry point > of the driver is, and if you have module_init() everything is all well and > good, the kernel is happy as it knows what the entry point is, but what if > you dont compile as a module? Then all of a suddenly the kernel doesnt > know what the entry point is because all you have given it is the entry > point "IF" it was compiled as a module. Is the purpose of __init to tell > the kernel the entry point in the event that the driver is compiled > directly into the kernel? > The best answer I could get would be from "Linux Device Drivers" > by Oreilly. Though I found there explanation cryptic. > > Thanks for the help > > -Dan Erickson- > -ColdOneKnight@rogers.com- > > -- > Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. > Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ > FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/ > -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
