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Subject[PATCH] module loader should not complain about unknown symbol
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If module A depends on module B and module B has not yet finished its
init() the module loader may print a warning about an unknown symbol.

This happens if module B is still in state MODULE_STATE_COMING,
as module A runs into resolve_symbol() for a symbol from module B.
resolve_symbol() return 0 in that case and causes the warning.

---
Signed-off-by: Jan Glauber <jang@linux.vnet.ibm.com>

Index: linux-2.6/kernel/module.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.orig/kernel/module.c 2007-11-12 13:53:44.000000000 +0000
+++ linux-2.6/kernel/module.c 2007-11-12 13:54:33.000000000 +0000
@@ -1411,8 +1411,8 @@
if (ELF_ST_BIND(sym[i].st_info) == STB_WEAK)
break;

- printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: Unknown symbol %s\n",
- mod->name, strtab + sym[i].st_name);
+ DEBUGP("%s: Unknown symbol %s\n", mod->name,
+ strtab + sym[i].st_name);
ret = -ENOENT;
break;

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