Re: Linux 2.4.29-rc2

[Marcelo Tosatti <marcelo.tosatti@cyclades.com>]

David, this also fix your problem.

On Fri, Jan 14, 2005 at 11:55:55PM +0100, Steffen Moser wrote:
> Hi Marcelo,
> 
> * On Wed, Jan 12, 2005 at 01:13 PM (-0200), Marcelo Tosatti wrote:
> 
> > Here goes the second release candidate of v2.4.29.
> 
> I've just encountered a little problem with both "linux-2.4.29-rc1" 
> and "linux-2.4.29-rc2" on one of two machines. 
> 
> 
> [1.] One line summary of the problem: 
> 
> Kernel module "serial.o" cannot be loaded
> 
> 
> [2.] Full description of the problem/report:
> 
> I cannot load the module "serial.o" anymore, so I won't have serial 
> port support (which is needed to have the machine communicating with
> the UPS):
> 
>  | fsa01:~ # modprobe serial
>  | /lib/modules/2.4.29-rc2/kernel/drivers/char/serial.o: unresolved symbol tty_ldisc_flush
>  | /lib/modules/2.4.29-rc2/kernel/drivers/char/serial.o: unresolved symbol tty_wakeup
>  | /lib/modules/2.4.29-rc2/kernel/drivers/char/serial.o: insmod /lib/modules/2.4.29-rc2/kernel/drivers/char/serial.o failed
>  | /lib/modules/2.4.29-rc2/kernel/drivers/char/serial.o: insmod serial failed

Steffen, 

Please try this:

--- a/drivers/char/tty_io.c.orig	2005-01-14 21:11:58.002189784 -0200
+++ b/drivers/char/tty_io.c	2005-01-14 21:12:53.743715784 -0200
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@
 	wake_up_interruptible(&tty->write_wait);
 }
 
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(tty_wakeup);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(tty_wakeup);
 
 void tty_ldisc_flush(struct tty_struct *tty)
 {
@@ -730,7 +730,7 @@
 	}
 }
 
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(tty_ldisc_flush);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(tty_ldisc_flush);
 
 void do_tty_hagup(void *data)
 {