[patch] examples/depmod.pl

[Stuart Hughes]

Hi Aubrey,

I'll try to reproduce this issue and fix the script over the next few
days and submit a new patch.  If I can't reproduce, I'll iterate with
you directly to figure that out.

Regards, Stuart


On Tue, 2006-03-21 at 11:41 +0800, Aubrey wrote:
> I could be wrong but the depmod.pl still has problem after the patch.
> The following is a part of the "modules.dep" file generated by the script.
> ========
> /lib/modules//2.6.12.1/kernel/drivers/mtd/nand/nand.ko:
> /lib/modules//2.6.12.1/kernel/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_ecc.ko
> /lib/modules//2.6.12.1/kernel/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_ids.ko
> ========
> /lib/modules//2.6.12.1/kernel/fs/jffs2/jffs2.ko:
> /lib/modules//2.6.12.1/kernel/lib/zlib_deflate/zlib_deflate.ko
> /lib/modules//2.6.12.1/kernel/lib/zlib_inflate/zlib_inflate.ko
> ========
> /lib/modules//2.6.12.1/kernel/lib/zlib_inflate/zlib_inflate.ko:
> /lib/modules//2.6.12.1/kernel/lib/zlib_deflate/zlib_deflate.ko:
> ========
> As you see, in terms of JFFS2 module, there's no problem, all the
> necessary files are listed before the symbol colon(:), so "busybox
> insmod" can find all modules needed. But as for the nand module,
> "nand_ecc.ko" and "nand_ids.ko" were not listed before the symbol
> colon(:) in the separated lines, so "busybox insmod" can't find them.
> Of course "insmod" failed.
> If I insert the modules "nand_ecc.ko" and "nand_ids.ko" manually, then
> I can insert module "nand.ko" successfully.
> Any suggestions or comments? Many thanks.
> 
> Regards,
> -Aubrey
> 
> On 3/21/06, Rob Landley <rob at landley.net> wrote:
> > On Monday 20 March 2006 5:14 am, Stuart Hughes wrote:
> > > Hi everyone,
> > >
> > > I finally got around to updating this script after many years.  Here are
> > > some significant changes:
> > >
> > > * handle the -F option (e.g use System.map to resolve symbols)
> > > * generate modules.conf with the right style for 2.6 kernels
> > >
> > > I've also cleaned up and made other general improvements.
> > >
> > > Regards, Stuart
> >
> > Cool.  I'd like to get an ack from Yann Morin since he's the one playing with
> > modprobe and friends these days.  Yann?
> >
> > Rob
> > --
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