[BusyBox 0001007]: Module kernel version length limited to 32 characters

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A NOTE has been added to this issue. 
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http://busybox.net/bugs/view.php?id=1007 
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Reported By:                jhks
Assigned To:                BusyBox
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Project:                    BusyBox
Issue ID:                   1007
Category:                   Kernel Module Support
Reproducibility:            always
Severity:                   minor
Priority:                   normal
Status:                     assigned
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Date Submitted:             08-24-2006 13:14 PDT
Last Modified:              08-24-2006 23:48 PDT
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Summary:                    Module kernel version length limited to 32
characters
Description: 
When loading a module with a kernel version string greater than 32
characters, the version check will fail. The following patch increases the
limit to 64 characters:

--- busybox-1.1.3/modutils/insmod.c  2006-06-19 17:14:19.000000000 -0400
+++ busybox-1.1.3/modutils/insmod.c  2006-08-24 10:59:06.000000000 -0400
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@


 #define _PATH_MODULES  "/lib/modules"
-enum { STRVERSIONLEN = 32 };
+enum { STRVERSIONLEN = 64 };


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 integrator - 08-24-06 23:48  
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According to the 2.6.17 sources (include/linux/module.h), this is maxed
at:
 64 - sizeof(unsigned long).

So please consider updating the patch. 

Issue History 
Date Modified   Username       Field                    Change               
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08-24-06 13:14  jhks           New Issue                                    
08-24-06 13:14  jhks           Status                   new => assigned     
08-24-06 13:14  jhks           Assigned To               => BusyBox         
08-24-06 23:48  integrator     Note Added: 0001584                          
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