Hello, there seems to be a bug, at least for me, in kernel/param.c for arrays with .num == NULL. If .num == NULL, the function param_array_set() uses &.max for the call to param_array(), wich alters the .max value to the number of arguments. The result is, you can't set more array arguments as the last time you set the parameter.
example: # a module 'example' with # static int array[10] = { 0, }; # module_param_array(array, int, NULL, 0644); $ insmod example.ko array=1,2,3 $ cat /sys/module/example/parameters/array 1,2,3 $ echo "4,3,2,1" > /sys/module/example/parameters/array $ dmesg | tail -n 1 kernel: array: can take only 3 arguments Patch is against 2.6.12-rc1. Signed-off-by: Bert Wesarg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- linux-2.6.12-rc1.orig/kernel/params.c 2005-03-27 14:44:00.000000000 +0200 +++ linux-2.6.12-rc1/kernel/params.c 2005-03-27 14:45:55.000000000 +0200 @@ -314,9 +314,10 @@ int param_array(const char *name, int param_array_set(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp) { struct kparam_array *arr = kp->arg; + unsigned int temp_num; return param_array(kp->name, val, 1, arr->max, arr->elem, - arr->elemsize, arr->set, arr->num ?: &arr->max); + arr->elemsize, arr->set, arr->num ?: &temp_num); } int param_array_get(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp) - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/