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Re: [Xen-devel] Why backend permanent?


  • To: "Jae-Wan Jang" <jwjang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • From: "pradeep singh rautela" <rautelap@xxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 31 May 2007 12:05:53 +0530
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On 5/31/07, Jae-Wan Jang <jwjang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hello, friends

I wonder why netbk and all the backend device drivers are
permanent module.
I think they are modules but don't have module_exit function.

If they do not have a module_exit, this means they are supposed to be
compiled in the kernel statically and thus cannot be compiled a
modules.


In this case, how can I debug or develop new backend device driver
without rebooting the whole system?

I wonder if that is an obligation from a developer's point of view?
Did you try building a dummy backend module?
Does it spits some warnings or crashes Xen on insmod?

Thanks
--psr


Sincerely yours,
Jae-Wan Jang

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