Builtin means it's built into the kernel - the * indicates that.

On Saturday March 4 2006 23:03, Harry Putnam wrote:
> Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > That is correct. Unless you alter bzImage, modprobe newmodule should work
> > just fine. If your new module is built in, you will need to reload the
> > kernel (reboot).
>
> Ok, this is confusing to me... What do you mean by `built in'.  I'm
> thinking the very nature of a module is that it isn't built in.
>
> Or do you just mean I'd chose `*' instead of `m' and move bzImage into
> place in /boot?

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