Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 17 Jul 2003 17:47:46 -0700 (PDT) | Subject | Re: 2.5.72 insmod question | From | "Randy.Dunlap" <> |
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> I completed a fibre channel driver change to support for 2.5.72 (suppose to > be 2.6 compatible) and compiled it OK. When trying load the driver with > "insmod", it complains with the message "insmod: QM_MODULES: Function not > implemented". > > I tried kernel built module qla1280.o and got the same result. It seems the > insmod utility in my system is not compatible with new 2.5.72 built module. > > I have 2.4.20-8 kernel installed first and driver loads and runs fine. > Later added 2.5.72 kernel and booted with its bzImage works fine too. > However, the insmod utility I am using to load new driver was from 2.4.20-8 > which has system_query_module() being called. I checked Doc. and source > code for 2.5.72 and could not find same function call in module.c > > Some web documents mentioned that the module installation is changed from > 2.4.x to 2.5.x. So far I am still looking for the solution and hope someone > can help me on the issue. > > I am compiling the driver out side of kernel source tree but using kernel > environmental variables for compatibility.
You need to use the 2.5/2.6 module-init-tools from http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/rusty/modules/
modutils from 2.4 won't work with 2.5/2.6.
And you probably should read over the 2.6 migration document: http://www.codemonkey.org.uk/post-halloween-2.5.txt
~Randy
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