>
> On 11 Nov 1996, Neal Becker wrote:
>
> > I just build modules-2.1.8. I tried it with 2.1.8, and 2.0.5, both
> > built with kerneld support.
> >
> > kerneld doesn't work with either kernel since this change. The
> > modules are loaded, but don't work. For example, I built vfat support
> > as a modules. If I do
> >
> > mount ... -t vfat
> >
> > it says "vfat not supported by kernel"
> >
> > lsmod lists vfat, but says "uninitialized"
> >
> > insmod vfat dumps core.
> >
> Same here,
> modules-2.1.8 doesn't work with linux-2.0.25 (neither 2.1.8). Kerneld is
> unable to load network modules (manual insmod 8390 dumps core :-(
> gcc-2.7.2, libc-5.4.7, libg++2.7.2.1
<SNIP SNIP!>
Ok. Here is a patch for modules-2.1.8 that will allow it to work with
kernels 2.0.25 AND 2.1.8.
--- modules-2.1.8/insmod/load_elf.c~ Mon Nov 4 07:56:58 1996
+++ modules-2.1.8/insmod/load_elf.c Sun Nov 10 20:47:21 1996
@@ -366,7 +366,8 @@
}
/* JEJB: zero the bss (now it's actually allocated) */
- memset(secref[bss_seg], 0, bss_size);
+ if (bss_size)
+ memset(secref[bss_seg], 0, bss_size);
for (spnt = sections, i = 0; i < epnt->e_shnum; ++i, ++spnt) {
#ifdef __i386__
@@ -622,7 +623,9 @@
}
loaded = (char *)(((int)loaded + 3) & ~3);
- bss_size = loaded - secref[bss_seg];
+ /* yur: don't change bss_size if no bss in the module */
+ if (secref[bss_seg])
+ bss_size = loaded - secref[bss_seg];
progsize = codesize = loaded - textseg;
aout_flag = 0; /* i.e.: if it's not a.out, it _has_ to be ELF... */
if (defsym(strncmp, "_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_", loaded - textseg, N_BSS | N_EXT, TRANSIENT))