Re: [PATCH] depmod: sort output according to modules.order, take #2

Tejun Heo wrote:
> Kbuild now generates and installs modules.order along with modules.
> This patch updates depmod such that it sorts module list according to
> the file before generating output files.  Modules which aren't on
> modules.order are put after modules which are ordered by
> modules.order.
> 
> This makes modprobe to prioritize modules according to kernel
> Makefile's just as built-in modules are link-ordered by them.
> 
> This patch is against module-init-tools 3.3-pre1.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <[email protected]>
> Cc: Sam Ravnborg <[email protected]>
> Cc: Bill Nottingham <[email protected]>
> Cc: Rusty Russell <[email protected]>
> Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <[email protected]>
> Cc: Kay Sievers <[email protected]>

The kernel part is in now.  Rusty Russell, what do you think about this
depmod change?

Thanks.

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tejun
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References:
- [PATCH] kbuild: implement modules.order, take #2
  - From: Tejun Heo <[email protected]>
- [PATCH] depmod: sort output according to modules.order, take #2
  - From: Tejun Heo <[email protected]>

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