Re: SMP environment driver building issue ...
Rui Sousa (rsousa@grad.physics.sunysb.edu)
Mon, 20 Sep 1999 19:24:05 -0400
"WANG,YIDING (HP-SanJose,ex1)" wrote:
>
> Rui,
>
> Folllowed your suggestion, I run 'make config' and enable SMP support with
> all other option as default value. The I run 'make dep'.
>
> After system is reconfigured, compileing driver seems OK. However, when I
> load driver "hpfc" with :
> 'insmod hpfc',
> system still complains:
> ./hpfc: kernel was compiled for kernel version 2.2.5-15
> while this kernel is version 2.2.5-15smp
>
> Seems like I still miss something during the driver compiling or kernel
> reconfigure. I am using "-D__SMP__" in CFLAG during the driver compiling.
>
> Any suggestion from there to help driver successfully compiles and loads on
> SMP environment?
>
> Many thanks!
>
> -eddie
I dont't know were or how RedHat adds the extra version to the kernel ("-15"
and "-15smp")
but assuming they are compiled from the same source you shouldn't have any
problems
(someone correct me if I'm wrong). Just force the module insertion with:
insmod -f
Rui Sousa
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