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From: "David S. Miller" <davem@redhat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Allow multiple dummy devices again
Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2003 17:40:12 -0800
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On 27 Nov 2003 20:33:22 -0500
jamal <hadi@cyberus.ca> wrote:

> On Thu, 2003-11-27 at 20:13, David S. Miller wrote:
> 
> > Even though we generally frown upon module options for networking
> > devices, I think it's wholly appropriate for this case.
> 
> Why not make it also a boot option?

They're one in the same these days.

If the driver is built as a module, you pass the option in with
at modload time, else you pass it in on the kernel command line.