In message <3DDA7A30.4010403@pobox.com> you write:
> Matt Reppert wrote:
>
> > drivers/net/mii.c doesn't export module init/cleanup functions. That
> > means it
> > can't be loaded under the new module scheme. This patch adds do-nothing
> > functions for it, which allows it to load. (8139too depends on mii, so
> > without this I don't have network.)
>
> ahhh! I was wondering what was up, but since I was busy with other
> things I just compiled it into the kernel and continued on my way.
>
> That's a bug in the new module loader.
Yes. But the workaround of calling the module "unknown" isn't nice
either: just put "no_module_init;" in and be done with it (it's also a
big hint that the module doesn't do anything itself).
Richard Henderson, Kai and myself are discussing a post-link stage for
modules, which will allow us to add the .modname section at that time,
but 99% of the cases are already fixed.
Sorry for any trouble,
Rusty.
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