RETRACTION: 2.4.23 segfaults on cat /proc/modules

RETRACTION: 2.4.23 segfaults on cat /proc/modules

[Perry Gilfillan]

RETRACTION:  I just figured out what was going on.  It was all a typo in grub.conf.

I had originaly called the kernel image bzImage-2.4.23.kdbg.  I had a script that copied bzImage and System.map to /boot, applying -2.4.23.kdbg to them.  The script disapeared along with the directory linux-2.4.23-kgdb when I cleaned it out before applying the new patches.  When I recreated the script, I used -2.4.23.kgdb, while grub.conf still used kdbg.

I would have been clued in if depmod had shown errors in the boot log.  The kernel I inadvertantly was using did have module loading enabled,  but no modules were configured in the kernel since kgdb had not yet realeased the latest version.  I had module loading enabled so I could work on the v3tv modules.

The i2c modules in the lsmod listing below are from the new i2c and lm_sensors patches.  They loaded on the wrong kernel without missing symbols.  I got a long list of missing symbols when I went back to freshen the kernel and finnaly got tipped off on what was wrong.

It's been educational, and I'm better prepared for my next challenge with the v3tv drivers.

It's all there at http://gilfillan.org:8000/Oopsen/ ( no I'm not afraid to admit my own mistakes )

Thanks for your attention,

Perry

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