problems with modprobe on kernel 2.4

[Guenter]

Hi Timo.
Timo Teräs schrieb:
> Oh wait, you are on 2.4 kernel. I think the compressed modules work
> only on 2.6 atm. This due to the way how the 2.4 module loader works.

> I'd rather not the way, in the above patch. Someone should fix the
> 2.4 module loader properly.
hmm, you know how things go: kernel updates are more frequently needed
than busybox updates, and I guess there's no chance to get changes into
2.4.x kernel nowadays; but tell why you think that something's wrong
with the module loader at all? From what I see it works fine with true
modprobe, only busybox fails.
Anyway, if you say it works with 2.6.x kernel then cant we just enable
this freature with a define for 2.4.x too? F.e. something like:
#define CONFIG_FEATURE_MODPROBE_USE_GZIPPED_MODULES

and here's my modules.dep:
...
/lib/modules/2.4.36/kernel/drivers/acpi/processor.o.gz:

/lib/modules/2.4.36/kernel/drivers/acpi/thermal.o.gz:
/lib/modules/2.4.36/kernel/drivers/acpi/processor.o.gz

/lib/modules/2.4.36/kernel/drivers/atm/atmtcp.o.gz:
/lib/modules/2.4.36/kernel/net/atm/atm.o.gz
...

thanks, Guen.