Re: 2.6.24-rc3-mm1

From: Kirill A. Shutemov
Date: Wed Nov 21 2007 - 13:34:19 EST


On [Tue, 20.11.2007 22:15], Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Wed, 21 Nov 2007 14:03:34 +0800 "Dave Young" <hidave.darkstar@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > On Nov 21, 2007 2:00 PM, Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > On Wed, 21 Nov 2007 13:51:47 +0800 "Dave Young" <hidave.darkstar@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi, andrew
> > > >
> > > > modpost failed for me:
> > > > MODPOST 360 modules
> > > > ERROR: "empty_zero_page" [drivers/kvm/kvm.ko] undefined!
> > > > make[1]: *** [__modpost] Error 1
> > > > make: *** [modules] Error 2
> > > >
> > >
> > > You're a victim of the hasty unexporting fad. Which architecture?
> > > x86_64 I guess?
> > >
> > Hi,
> > ia32 instead.
> >
>
> oic. Like this, I guess.
>
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/i386_ksyms_32.c~git-x86-i386-export-empty_zero_page
> +++ a/arch/x86/kernel/i386_ksyms_32.c
> @@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
> #include <asm/semaphore.h>
> #include <asm/checksum.h>
> #include <asm/desc.h>
> +#include <asm/pgtable.h>
>
> EXPORT_SYMBOL(__down_failed);
> EXPORT_SYMBOL(__down_failed_interruptible);
> @@ -22,3 +23,4 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(__put_user_8);
> EXPORT_SYMBOL(strstr);
>
> EXPORT_SYMBOL(csum_partial);
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(empty_zero_page);
> _

Symbol init_level4_pgt is needed by nvidia module. Is it really need to
unexport it?

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Regards, Kirill A. Shutemov
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