From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Thu, 16 Nov 2000 00:06:07 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Thu, 16 Nov 2000 00:05:57 -0500 Received: from deliverator.sgi.com ([204.94.214.10]:16675 "EHLO deliverator.sgi.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Thu, 16 Nov 2000 00:05:45 -0500 X-Mailer: exmh version 2.1.1 10/15/1999 From: Keith Owens To: jamagallon@able.es cc: Linux Kernel List Subject: Re: net mods installed under misc in 2.2.18-pre21 In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 15 Nov 2000 11:52:50 BST." <20001115115250.A1231@werewolf.able.es> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 15:35:34 +1100 Message-ID: <7677.974349334@kao2.melbourne.sgi.com> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Wed, 15 Nov 2000 11:52:50 +0100, "J . A . Magallon" wrote: >I have noticed that some kernel modules are installed under >/lib/modules/XXX/misc, >instead of /net. I have been checking the drivers/net/Makefile (little knowledge Known problem. Fixed with a new make modules_install algorithm in 2.4 kernels. Back porting that change to 2.2 would force all 2.2 users to upgrade to modutils 2.3. AC does not want forced user space upgrades in the stable kernel (and I agree). So you are stuck with the broken modutles install. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/