Re: 2.6.2: "-" or "_", thats the question

[Coywolf Qi Hunt <coywolf@lovecn.org>]

Harald Dunkel wrote:

> Hi folks,
>
> 'cat /proc/modules' returns most (all?) of the module names with
> "_", e.g.
>
>     :
>     ipt_conntrack
>     ip_conntrack
>     iptable_filter
>     ip_tables
>     uhci_hcd
>     ohci_hcd
>     ehci_hcd
>     :
>
> Very consistent. But the filenames of some kernel modules are
> still written with "-", e.g.
>
>     /lib/modules/2.6.2/kernel/drivers/usb/host/ehci-hcd.ko
>     /lib/modules/2.6.2/kernel/drivers/usb/host/ohci-hcd.ko
>     /lib/modules/2.6.2/kernel/drivers/usb/host/uhci-hcd.ko
>
> What would be the correct way to get the filename of a
> loaded module? The basename would be sufficient.
>
>
> Regards
>
> Harri
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The symbole names used in source code, like function names tend to use 
"_", while the file names use "-" IMHO.


Coywolf Qi Hunt