From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: greg@kroah.com (Greg KH)
Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 13:16:10 -0700
Subject: order of call to built-in modules
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On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 11:04:55PM +0300, David Shwatrz wrote:
> HI,
> The macros module_init() and module_exit() are used both in case
> a source is built-in (the code is called from the init stage) or as a
> kernel module (implementing a init_module symbol).
> 
> In case 2 of /built-in/ modules  I am wondering if it is
> possible to know by advance the order used to call the various
> module_init() entry points. Is it possible to fix this order?

Yes, the ordering is done by link order.  See the kernel Makefiles which
determine this order.

Hope this helps,

greg k-h