[BusyBox] Re: -pre8 insmod fails on mipsel

[j]

Hello,

I just noticed I left out an important detail.
The target's kernel is linux-mips 2.4.18 
and the LKM is a 2.4.x version.

Thanks.


--- j <j_jan1999 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hello,
> Here are the details of what I am using and the
> bug I am encountering.
> 
> mipsel-uclibc-gcc for target (embedded system)
> uClibc 0.9.26 (latest release)
> busybox -pre8 configured to build insmod, etc.
> the LKM mymod.o is: 
> ELF 32-bit LSB MIPS-II relocatable, MIPS, version 1
> (SYSV), not stripped
> 
> When I attempt to load this LKM, 
> I get the following results.
> 
> # ./insmod mymod.o
> insmod: QM_MODULES: Success
> 
> After this, 'cat /proc/devices' does not 
> show mymod.  If 'rmmod mymod' is used, it 
> says nothing.
> 
> Please note, I have now built standard modutils
> for my target (modutils 2.4.27), and this same 
> LKM loads successfully.
> 
> Also, this same LKM loads properly with -pre7 and
> uClibc 0.9.20, with one caveat.  
> On -pre7, there is some funny
> business going on with resolving or relocating
> symbols, such that if the LKM has a structure with
> only 1 or 2 int's, the structure is not loaded
> properly.  Putting a few "int dummy1; int dummy2;"
> in the structure allows the LKM to load properly
> under -pre7.
> 
> 
> If anyone has suggestions for things to try under
> -pre8, or more info is needed, please let me know.
> 
> 
> --JC
> 
> 
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