From: "Bradley D. LaRonde" <brad@ltc.com>
To: "Maciej W. Rozycki" <macro@ds2.pg.gda.pl>
Cc: "MIPS/Linux List (SGI)" <linux-mips@oss.sgi.com>
Subject: Re: Can modules be stripped?
Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2002 13:48:48 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <00e601c1e24a$4d7bc9a0$4c00a8c0@prefect> (raw)
In-Reply-To: Pine.GSO.3.96.1020412185401.14896A-100000@delta.ds2.pg.gda.pl
----- Original Message -----
From: "Maciej W. Rozycki" <macro@ds2.pg.gda.pl>
To: "Scott A McConnell" <samcconn@cotw.com>
Cc: "MIPS/Linux List (SGI)" <linux-mips@oss.sgi.com>
Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 12:57 PM
Subject: Re: Can modules be stripped?
> On Fri, 12 Apr 2002, Scott A McConnell wrote:
>
> > If I strip a module, insmod dies in obj_load() with Floating point
> > exception.
>
> You can't strip modules as they are relocatables -- global symbols and
> relocations have to stay intact.
OK, you can't strip kernel modules (news to me, then again how often do I
use modules?), but it can't be because they "are relocatables". I routinely
strip libraries without problem, and those are relocatables too.
So what's the real reason?
Regards,
Brad
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2002-04-12 17:48 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-04-12 17:41 Can modules be stripped? Scott A McConnell
2002-04-12 16:56 ` Stuart Hughes
2002-04-13 0:40 ` Ian Chilton
2002-04-12 16:57 ` Maciej W. Rozycki
2002-04-12 17:48 ` Bradley D. LaRonde [this message]
2002-04-12 18:05 ` Maciej W. Rozycki
2002-04-12 18:35 ` Bradley D. LaRonde
2002-04-12 18:44 ` Maciej W. Rozycki
2002-04-13 0:27 ` Daniel Jacobowitz
2002-04-13 1:14 ` Keith Owens
2002-04-15 14:21 ` Maciej W. Rozycki
2002-04-15 14:50 ` Keith Owens
2002-04-15 15:32 ` Maciej W. Rozycki
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