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From: greg@kroah.com (Greg KH)
Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2011 22:03:00 -0700
Subject: multiple dependent out-of-tree modules
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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