Re: [module-init-tools] fix weak symbol handling

[Rusty Russell]

In message <[e-mail]> you write:
> 
> [e-mail] said:
> > Well, that depends on whether A defines S or not.  If A does define S,
> > then I don't care.  I'd say "no", A does not depend on B.  If A does
> > not define S, then most definitely "yes", as with any other
> > definition.
> 
> As long as doing so doesn't make modprobe fail to load A when B isn't 
> present or refuses to load. Otherwise what was the point in making it weak?

If A depends on B, then modprobe will give a warning if "modprobe A"
fails to load B for some reason.  If B doesn't exist, then modprobe
wouldn't know anything about it (presumably).

Hope that clarifies,
Rusty.
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