Re: I can' t use modules in kernel 2.1.32

Akira Yoshiyama (yosshy@jedi.seg.kobe-u.ac.jp)
Fri, 18 Apr 1997 12:29:37 +0900 (JST)


Hi,

arcangeli@mbox.queen.it writes:

+ If I run 'depmod -a' I found:
....
+ /lib/modules/2.1.32/fs/nfs.o: unresolved symbol(s)
+ /lib/modules/2.1.32/misc/sound.o: unresolved symbol(s)
+ /lib/modules/2.1.32/misc/lp.o: unresolved symbol(s)
+ /lib/modules/2.1.32/net/ppp.o: unresolved symbol(s)
+ /lib/modules/2.1.32/scsi/BusLogic.o: unresolved symbol(s)
+ /lib/modules/2.1.32/scsi/ppa.o: unresolved symbol(s)
+ /lib/modules/2.1.32/scsi/sd_mod.o: unresolved symbol(s)
+ /lib/modules/2.1.32/scsi/scsi_mod.o: unresolved symbol(s)
+ /lib/modules/2.1.32/block/floppy.o: unresolved symbol(s)
+ /lib/modules/2.1.32/fs/nfs.o: unresolved symbol(s)
+ /lib/modules/2.1.32/misc/sound.o: unresolved symbol(s)
+ /lib/modules/2.1.32/misc/lp.o: unresolved symbol(s)
+ /lib/modules/2.1.32/net/ppp.o: unresolved symbol(s)
+ /lib/modules/2.1.32/scsi/BusLogic.o: unresolved symbol(s)
+ /lib/modules/2.1.32/scsi/ppa.o: unresolved symbol(s)
+ /lib/modules/2.1.32/scsi/sd_mod.o: unresolved symbol(s)
+ /lib/modules/2.1.32/scsi/scsi_mod.o: unresolved symbol(s)
+ /lib/modules/2.1.32/block/floppy.o: unresolved symbol(s)
+ -----------------------------------------------------------
+
+ I can' t insmod modules, for example if I run insmod sound:
+ ----------------------------------------------------------
+ $ insmod sound
+ /lib/modules/2.1.32/misc/sound.o: unresolved symbol __global_cli
+ /lib/modules/2.1.32/misc/sound.o: unresolved symbol __global_save_flags
+ /lib/modules/2.1.32/misc/sound.o: unresolved symbol waitqueue_lock
+ /lib/modules/2.1.32/misc/sound.o: unresolved symbol __global_restore_flags
+ /lib/modules/2.1.32/misc/sound.o: unresolved symbol __global_sti
+ ------------------------------------------------------------
+ I use modutils-970320.
+ Why?

Because these symbols aren't exported in
~linux/arch/i386/kernel/i386_ksyms.c, or ~linux/kernel/ksyms.c.

I've already reported it, and I hope that it will be corrected
in next patch.

Akira Yoshiyama
<yosshy@jedi.seg.kobe-u.ac.jp>