What is the difference between module_init and init_module in a Linux kernel module?

Question

I have been trying to port few linux drivers and realized that there is substantial difference between kernel version 2.4 and 2.6 of linux.

In the 2.4 version of ker

Answer 1

What is the advantage of [module_init] in Kernel 2.6

module_init also exited in 2.4, mind you.

It adds the necessary boilerplate to initialize the module and run the entry function when the module file is compiled into the kernel rather than as a module.