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From: greg@kroah.com (Greg KH)
To: kernelnewbies@lists.kernelnewbies.org
Subject: multiple dependent out-of-tree modules
Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2011 22:03:00 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20110819050300.GA32352@kroah.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CABRD5hKwHmW=E9+zEi9cVqKA=z-qXZEFek3fReNw-QrpbZC=CQ@mail.gmail.com>

On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 10:40:12PM -0300, Jorgyano Bruno wrote:
> 
> Hello guys!
> 
> I'm working with three out-of-tree kernel modules,?
> one of them?export symbols used by the others.?
> At compile time, MODPOST warns?about undefined symbols,?
> which are defined on the first module?
> and?used in the second and third modules.?
> When I try to load the modules?"insmod"?returns the error "Unknown Symbol in
> module" for those symbols warned by MODPOST.
> 
> How can I to compile several out-of-tree modules which depends on one another
> and make ?to the dependant modules look for the needed symbols on the
> directories of the modules which have the symbols?

Use modprobe, not insmod, and you will be fine.

greg k-h

  parent reply	other threads:[~2011-08-19  5:03 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2011-08-19  1:40 multiple dependent out-of-tree modules Jorgyano Bruno
2011-08-19  4:59 ` Vladimir Murzin
2011-08-19  5:03 ` Greg KH [this message]
2011-08-20  0:31   ` Jorgyano Bruno

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