From: Thiemo Seufer <ths@networkno.de>
To: linux-mips@linux-mips.org
Subject: Re: module loading on 64-bit kernel
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 21:21:05 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20050719192105.GF2071@hattusa.textio> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20050719183546.GA3923@gaspode.automagically.de>
Markus Dahms wrote:
> Hello together,
>
> do I need other module-init-tools for a 64-bit kernel than I need for
> 32-bit?
> When trying to load a module I get the following output:
> | insmod: error inserting \
> | '/lib/modules/2.6.13-rc3-mad-mips-1-64/kernel/fs/isofs/isofs.ko': -1 \
> | Cannot allocate memory
>
> in dmesg:
> | allocation failed: out of vmalloc space - use vmalloc=<size> to increase \
> | size.
This seems to be a bug which crept in for (at least) 64bit Indy kernels
in IIRC 2.6.12-rc3.
> It happens with every module. If I'd need other tools these messages are
> confusing. I didn't try "vmalloc=..." as I think module loading wouldn't
> be "disabled" in such a way by default...
It happens also for any significant memory pressure.
Thiemo
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2005-07-19 19:19 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-07-19 18:35 module loading on 64-bit kernel Markus Dahms
2005-07-19 19:21 ` Thiemo Seufer [this message]
2005-07-19 22:30 ` Stephen P. Becker
2005-07-19 19:48 ` Ralf Baechle
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