>>>>> On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 09:44:18 +1100, Keith Owens <kaos@ocs.com.au> said:
Keith> Does the kernel code really need optional dynamic references Keith> between modules or kernel -> modules? That depends on how Keith> people code their modules. If the rest of the kernel no Keith> longer needs dynamic symbol reference then drop Keith> inter_module_* and __symbol_*. Well, the only place that I know of where I (have to) care about inter_module*() is because of the DRM/AGP dependency. I can't imagine DRM being overly happy if an AGP device suddenly disappeared, so I think static is fine (in fact, probably preferable). Of course, the trick is how to pull the backwards compatibility off giving that for the time being we're more or less stuck with Nvidia's 5336 release on ia64... ;-( --david - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/