Kernel Module Pointers for L4Linux on Fiasco

Julian Grizzard grizzard at gmail.com
Mon Apr 11 23:42:15 CEST 2005


On Apr 8, 2005 5:09 PM, Adam Lackorzynski <adam at os.inf.tu-dresden.de> wrote:
> On Wed Apr 06, 2005 at 00:46:59 -0400, Julian Grizzard wrote:
> > We've been playing with various modules trying to get them to work
> > with the L4Linux kernel.  Some modules compile fine against the
> > L4Linux source; others give warnings.  Further, some load fine but do
> > not work properly; others complain about missing symbols.  It is
> > conceivable that we have non-L4Linux related issues but wanted to
> > check and see if there is anything special to know about building
> > modules for L4Linux?  Specifically, what are possible reasons that a
> > kernel module would work on a stock i386 arch Linux kernel but not
> > work on the same version L4 arch Linux kernel?
> 
> There should not be any big issue but it might be that the l4 part is
> not exporting some symbols for modules that are needed. So if you hit
> issues like that just add them, and if you feel like it mail them to me
> so that I can stuff them into the repo.
> 

Okay, good idea on the symbols.  Helped make some progress with my
problems.  May send you a list at some point...

Thanks!

-Julian




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