Re: [PATCH] Allow multiple dummy devices again

On Thu, Nov 27, 2003 at 05:40:12PM -0800, David S. Miller wrote:

On 27 Nov 2003 20:33:22 -0500
jamal [off-list ref] wrote:

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On Thu, 2003-11-27 at 20:13, David S. Miller wrote:

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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.

You'd have to use module_param for that, but it appears the driver uses
the deprectated MODULE_PARAM..

On Fri, 28 Nov 2003 07:04:37 +0000
Christoph Hellwig [off-list ref] wrote:

You'd have to use module_param for that, but it appears the driver uses
the deprectated MODULE_PARAM..

Indeed, that should be fixed.  Good catch.