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SubjectRe: Trying to convert old modules to newer kernels
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linux-os (Dick Johnson) <linux-os@analogic.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 20 Dec 2007, Sam Ravnborg wrote:

>>> It never gets to the printk(). You were right about the
>>> compilation. Somebody changed the kernel to compile with
>>> parameter passing in REGISTERS! This means that EVERYTHING
>>> needs to be compiled the same way, 'C' calling conventions
>>> were not good enough!
>>
>> How did you build the module. It reads like you failed to use
>> kbuild to build your module which is why you did not pass
>> correct options to gcc - correct?
>>
>> If you did not use kbuild - why not?
>> Is there anything missing you need?

> I need to get rid of -mregparm=3 on gcc's command line. It
> is completely incompatible with the standard calling conventions
> used in all our assembly-language files in our drivers. We make
> very high-speed number-crunching drivers that munge high-speed
> data into images. We need to do that in assembly as we have
> always done.

According to my quick googling, "__attribute__((regparm,0))" is what you need.



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