Regarding module init function

[Rahul Bedarkar]

I have gone through LDD3 page 31. But it didn't answer my question. It
is describing module init and exit when manually loading driver and
removing it.
I want to know when one of auxdriver (selected in from menuconfig) is built
as built-in module. When and Who calls it's init function ?

Thanks,
Rahul

On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 6:52 PM, Tobias Boege <tobias at gambas-buch.de> wrote:

> 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
>
>
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