On 1/17/07, Shakthi Kannan <shakthimaan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi, On 1/17/07, Rick Brown <rick.brown.3@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 1) I'm using two 2.4 based kernel modules. The first module defines a > symbol but does not EXPORT_SYSMBOL() it. Would my second module be > able to use that symbol? In 2.4? Yes. > In 2.6? Don't think so.
Ah, so my understanding is now this: The use of EXPORT_SYMBOL() is not required in 2.4. Even in 2.6, the use of EXPORT SYMBOL is only required if a kernel symbol is to be used by a dynamically loaded module or viceversa. Right? -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
