Re: ARM: relocation out of range (when loading a module)

[Alexander Holler <holler@ahsoftware.de>]

Am 11.01.2011 07:34, schrieb Alexander Holler:
> Am 10.01.2011 23:26, schrieb Nicolas Pitre:
>> On Mon, 10 Jan 2011, Alexander Holler wrote:
>>
>>> I've build a kernel 2.6.37 for an armv5-device which includes an
>>> initramfs of
>>> about 16MB (uncompressed, result is a kernel of about 6MB) and I now
>>> getting
>>> errors when trying to load a module (which is included in that
>>> initramfs):
>>
>> Do you really need to have such a bit initramfs?
>
> Not really, but it is handier to use than a separate file.
>
>> What you can do to work around this issue is to load your initramfs
>> separately as a initrd ramdisk image. , and not combine it with the
>> kernel image.
>
> Point is that I would like to understand why including an initramfs has
> such consequences.
>
> I have to search for some pictures which are explaining the memory
> layout (never had any interested in that before).
>
> I assume some memory near the kernel is reserved for the modules and an
> initramfs will come inbetween the kernel and the reserved memory for
> modules.

Thinking a bit more about that (for me unexcpected) "relocation out of 
range" error when loading a module, I'm curious if there could be other 
conditions which would lead to that error. Especially conditions which 
could be generated by the userspace or remote from some network.

Regards,

Alexander