Re: 2.6.16-rc1-mm4

[Kurt Wall <kwall@kurtwerks.com>]

On Sun, Jan 29, 2006 at 02:45:33PM -0800, Andrew Morton took 397 lines to write:
> 
> ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm/patches/2.6/2.6.16-rc1/2.6.16-rc1-mm4/

depmod loop:

$ sudo make modules_install:
...
  INSTALL sound/soundcore.ko
  if [ -r System.map -a -x /sbin/depmod ]; then /sbin/depmod -ae -F
  System.map  2.6.16-rc1-mm4krw-1; fi
  WARNING: Loop detected:
  /lib/modules/2.6.16-rc1-mm4krw-1/kernel/drivers/serial/8250.ko needs
  serial_core.ko which needs 8250.ko again!
  WARNING: Module
  /lib/modules/2.6.16-rc1-mm4krw-1/kernel/drivers/serial/8250.ko
  ignored, due to loop
  WARNING: Module
  /lib/modules/2.6.16-rc1-mm4krw-1/kernel/drivers/serial/serial_core.ko
  ignored, due to loop
  WARNING: Module
  /lib/modules/2.6.16-rc1-mm4krw-1/kernel/drivers/serial/8250_pci.ko
  ignored, due to loop
  [~/kernel/linux-2.6.16-rc1-mm4]$

Kurt
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