Re: symbols and versioning...

From: Khimenko Victor (khim@sch57.msk.ru)
Date: Wed Jan 19 2000 - 23:30:47 EST


In <9319DDF797C4D211AC4700A0C96B7C9401828C7C@orsmsx42.jf.intel.com> Raj, Ashok (ashok.raj@intel.com) wrote:
> Hello..

> Iam using redhat 6.1 kernel and trying to build a custom SMP kernel. I have
> some changes to the base kenrel
> for some modules that i need to suport my driver.

> when i build using

> make bzImage after a make clean. i dont see the version symbols from

> /usr/src/linux/include/linux/modules/*.ver getting re-generated. Anyone
> could drop me a note on how to get this
> regeneratated? If i use no symbols and versioning all works fine. i done
> see a rule that would run the /sbin/genksyms to regenerate the symbol files.

> any ideas would be helpful

When you switch from SMP kernel to UP or from UP kernel to SMP kernel you
MUST do 'make mrproper' to clean up some files not cleared by make clean
(dy carefull: it'll clear your configuration as well, so better back up it
somewhere).

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