Re: [PATCH 1/1] arm/module: maximum utilization of module area.

From: Nicolas Pitre
Date: Tue Dec 06 2016 - 10:57:28 EST


On Tue, 6 Dec 2016, Maninder Singh wrote:

> This patch defines new macro MODULE_START to ensure kernel text
> and module remains within 32 MB of address range.
>
> Tried this patch by inserting 20 MB size module on 4.1 kernel:-
>
> Earlier:-
> ==========
> sh# insmod size.ko
> ....
> insmod: ERROR: could not insert module size.ko: Cannot allocate memory
> sh#
>
> With this patch
> ===============
> sh# insmod size.ko
> ...
> sh# lsmod
> Module Size Used by
> size 20972425 0

Could you please try enabling CONFIG_ARM_MODULE_PLTS instead of this
patch?


Nicolas