On Tue, 2005-04-05 at 01:05 +0200, maximilian attems wrote: > On Mon, 04 Apr 2005, Randy.Dunlap wrote: > > Rusty, can you explain when __setup functions are called relative > > to in-kernel init functions? or put another way, can a __setup > > function safely call in __init function?
Yes. init sections are discarded just before "init" is exec'ed, ie. at the last moment in the boot process. __setup() functions are called at the same time as module_param() parsing, which is all done before the various initcall/module_init calls. Cheers, Rusty. -- A bad analogy is like a leaky screwdriver -- Richard Braakman - 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/