From: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org>
To: "Ismael Farfán" <sulfurfff@gmail.com>,
linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Modules.Symvers - What is (not) and how to use it?
Date: Tue, 08 Apr 2014 14:37:36 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <53446C20.1040409@infradead.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CANXECd79aK39SB=gKQ4Cbvi-B_FNh7oB+uv9Th6FQKx0hWZrkQ@mail.gmail.com>
On 04/08/2014 09:55 AM, Ismael Farfán wrote:
> Hello guys
>
> I work on 3 modules, let's say:
> KServervices, mod1, mod2
>
> KServices exports functions consumed by mod1 and mod2.
>
> Accidentally I was deleting Modules.Symvers after compiling KServices
> and mod1 and mod2 failed to load because thery where looking for the
> functions in a different offset than the one shown in /proc/kallsyms
>
>
> QUESTION:
> What is and how do I use that file?
>
>
> I was hopping to find some good documentation in tldp.org, but
> nothing, I only find forums that mention it, but nothing that can help
> me understand it and probably find a way to stop requiring it.
There is a small bit of documentation for it in
kernel tree:Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt.
--
~Randy
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2014-04-08 16:55 Modules.Symvers - What is (not) and how to use it? Ismael Farfán
2014-04-08 21:37 ` Randy Dunlap [this message]
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