Messages in this thread Patch in this message | ![/](/images/icornerl.gif) | | Date | Fri, 6 Dec 1996 10:26:55 +0100 (MET) | From | Hans Lermen <> | Subject | Re: modules-2.1.13 segfault |
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On Fri, 6 Dec 1996, Ulf Jaenicke-Roessler wrote:
> I have a problem with modules-2.1.13. I updated from smoothly runnin' > modules 2.0.0. > > 'modprobe vfat' leaves the vfat module uninitialized, same with msdos > module. 'insmod fat' is ok but 'insmod vfat' segfaults. > nfs, rd and floppy load ok, but binfmt_aout, binfmt_java and minix stay > uninitialized. > > Did I miss a patch or some info? I use kernel v2.0.2[67].
Try the below patch:
Hans <lermen@fgan.de>
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- modules-2.1.13.orig/insmod/load_elf.c Wed Nov 27 06:34:07 1996 +++ modules-2.1.13/insmod/load_elf.c Wed Dec 4 00:40:57 1996 @@ -622,7 +622,16 @@ } loaded = (char *)(((int)loaded + 3) & ~3); +#if 0 /* original 2.1.13 version */ if (bss_seg != -1){ +#else /* + * There _are_ some modules, which have secref[bss_seg] = NULL, + * because bss_size is set 0 by the linker. This happens with modules + * compiled for kernels 2.0.x. The same module compiled with the + * same compiler/linker for kernels 2.1.x do _not_ show this error. + */ + if ((bss_seg != -1) && secref[bss_seg]){ +#endif bss_size = loaded - secref[bss_seg]; } progsize = codesize = loaded - textseg; --------------------------------------------------------------------------
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