Regarding module init function

[Tobias Boege]

On Fri, 04 Jan 2013, Rahul Bedarkar wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> This may be stupid question.
> 
> When we compile external module and insert it, it's init function is called
> and when we remove it, it's exit function gets called.
> 
> What happens in case of built-in modules? When it's init and exit is
> called? May be take example of one of auxdriver.
> 

You can find relevant information in LDD3, pp. 31 ff.. Basically, there is
no difference in the use of the init function (it's called at kernel
startup, I suppose) but exit is simply discarded in this case, because if
your module is built-in, it could never be removed.

Regards,
Tobi