Ok. in init/main.c we call do_basic_setup(). Where do_initcalls call each of init functions from __early_initcall_end to __initcall_end. But I don't know from where these values gets initialized.
On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 2:10 PM, Rahul Bedarkar <rpal143@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I have gone through LDD3 page 31. But it didn't answer my question. It is describing module init and exit when manually loading driver and removing it.I want to know when one of auxdriver (selected in from menuconfig) is built as built-in module. When and Who calls it's init function ?Thanks,RahulOn Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 6:52 PM, Tobias Boege <tobias@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
You can find relevant information in LDD3, pp. 31 ff.. Basically, there isOn Fri, 04 Jan 2013, Rahul Bedarkar wrote:
> Hi,
>
> This may be stupid question.
>
> When we compile external module and insert it, it's init function is called
> and when we remove it, it's exit function gets called.
>
> What happens in case of built-in modules? When it's init and exit is
> called? May be take example of one of auxdriver.
>
no difference in the use of the init function (it's called at kernel
startup, I suppose) but exit is simply discarded in this case, because if
your module is built-in, it could never be removed.
Regards,
Tobi
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