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From: Keith Owens <kaos@ocs.com.au>
To: Manoj Sontakke <manojs@sasken.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: initialisation code
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 22:37:54 +1100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <24505.985174674@ocs3.ocs-net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 21 Mar 2001 22:00:51 +0530." <Pine.LNX.4.21.0103212147400.884-100000@pcc65.sasi.com>

On Wed, 21 Mar 2001 22:00:51 +0530 (IST), 
Manoj Sontakke <manojs@sasken.com> wrote:
>	I have a initlisation function (just like pktsched_init in
>TC). Can anyone tell me, where in the kernel boot sequence should I make a
>call to my initialisation function.

Welcome to the wonderful world of magic initialisation.

(1) Declare your initialisation function as int __init foo_init(void).

(2) Decide when your function needs to be called, e.g. after initialisers
    for A, B, C but before initialisers for X, Y, Z.

(3) Edit the Makefile to insert obj-$(CONFIG_FOO) after the objects
    that contain initialisers A, B, C and before the objects for
    initialisers X, Y, Z.

(4) Document why the order of this routine is required!  Without docs
    in the Makefile we have no idea if object order is correct or not.


  reply	other threads:[~2001-03-21 11:39 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2001-03-21 16:30 initialisation code Manoj Sontakke
2001-03-21 11:37 ` Keith Owens [this message]
2001-03-22  9:29   ` Manoj Sontakke
2001-03-22  4:27     ` Keith Owens

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