Re: binfmt_aout: always loaded?
Bjorn Ekwall (bj0rn@blox.se)
Sat, 8 Jun 1996 17:41:41 +0200 (MET DST)
B. James Phillippe <bryan@terran.org> wrote:
> I'm using a.out support compiled as a module and am using kerneld
> to autoload it (kernel 1.99.14 and modules 1.3.69k). It used to work as
> one would expect; it would load anytime I ran an a.out application. Now,
> however, it seems to be always loaded, taking 1 page but with 0 usage.
> Not a terrible problem, but I feel like it defeats the purpose of
> kerneld. Is there any way I can see which application caused the initial
> load? Thank you,
The usage count will almost always be == 0, since it is increased
only while the module loads an a.out binary/library.
You will see it non-zero only if you happen to look at the
precise moment this is happening.
So, this is an indication that you have some a.out binaries/libraries
that are frequently handled by the module (and rather quickly as well...).
It takes time to replace all a.out binaries with ELF versions,
by hand... I know, I'm doing it myself, since my setup is a
personalized mix of separatly downloaded sources from everywhere...
Bjorn