order of call to built-in modules

[Greg KH]

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