From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: Erich Focht <efocht@hpce.nec.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2004 10:45:20 +0000
Subject: Re: Loadable module and kernel gp
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At compile time you can get it from the System.map. The symbol is at
the end and called __gp. Of course you might want to have some
cross-checks that you pick up the right System.map. I usually take
some known and exported symbols.

But there's surely some dynamic way, too...

Regards,
Erich

On Friday 23 January 2004 10:52, Christian Hildner wrote:
> does anybody know a simple way for a loadable module to get the gp value
> of the kernel? Is there any sample code?
>
> Christian