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From:   Jason Vas Dias <jason.vas.dias@gmail.com>
Date:   Thu, 10 May 2018 12:03:01 +0000
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Subject: Re: Differences between builtins and modules
To:     Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org>
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        Harish Jenny K N <harish_kandiga@mentor.com>,
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Sorry I didn't see this mail until now - RE:

Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org> wrote:
> Would someone please answer/reply to this (related) kernel bugzilla entry:
> https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=118661

Yes, I raised this bug because I think modinfo should return 0 exit status
if a requested module is built-in, not just when it has been loaded, like
this modified version does:
$ modinfo snd
modinfo: ERROR: Module snd not found.
built-in: snd
$ echo $?
0

What was the query about the Bug 118661 that needs to be answered ?
I don't see any query on the bug report - just a comment from someone
who also agrees modinfo should return OK for a built-in module .

Glad to hear someone is finally considering fixing modinfo to report
status of built-in modules - with only a 2 year response time.

Thanks & Best Regards,
Jason