Re: [Xen-devel] Why backend permanent?

["pradeep singh rautela" <rautelap@xxxxxxxxx>]

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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