On Thu, 7 Aug 2008, Amol Lad wrote:
> > Probably nobody noticed as this part of the code takes care of the
> > `obsolete-style' parameters. `module_param' is the new way.
> 
> Ohh, btw how module_param is different from obsolete style paramaters
> ? Do we need to pass arguments to kernel from bootloader using a
> different method for getting them processed using module_param ?

Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt:

Module parameters for loadable modules are specified only as the
parameter name with optional '=' and value as appropriate, such as:

        modprobe usbcore blinkenlights=1

Module parameters for modules that are built into the kernel image
are specified on the kernel command line with the module name plus
'.' plus parameter name, with '=' and value if appropriate, such as:

        usbcore.blinkenlights=1

With kind regards,

Geert Uytterhoeven
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