Re: 2.1.78 - ide cannot be used as a module.

Itai Nahshon (nahshon@actcom.co.il)
Tue, 13 Jan 1998 02:40:14 +0200

Itai Nahshon wrote:
>
> If I have CONFIG_PROC_FS=y and CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDE=m I cannot use ide.
>
> The reason is that ide-proc.o tries to compile as a module
> but it has mutual dependencies with ide.o. Even if it did not, it does
> not include <linux/module.h>.
>
> Itai
> --
> Itai Nahshon nahshon@actcom.co.il
> Also nahshon@vnet.ibm.com

(Thanks Henrik)
This patch is doing exactly what I want (simple Makefile change):

--- linux-2.1.78-orig/drivers/block/Makefile Tue Jan 6 22:53:01 1998
+++ linux-2.1.78/drivers/block/Makefile Mon Jan 12 23:55:21 1998
@@ -90,11 +90,12 @@
L_OBJS += ide-probe.o
else
ifeq ($(CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDE),m)
- MX_OBJS += ide.o
+ MIX_OBJS += ide.o
ifeq ($(CONFIG_PROC_FS),y)
M_OBJS += ide-proc.o
endif
- M_OBJS += ide-probe.o
+ M_OBJS += ide-mod.o
+ MX_OBJS += ide-probe.o
endif
endif

@@ -118,7 +119,6 @@
L_OBJS += ps2esdi.o
endif

-
ifeq ($(CONFIG_BLK_DEV_DTC2278),y)
L_OBJS += dtc2278.o
endif
@@ -250,3 +250,6 @@
endif

include $(TOPDIR)/Rules.make
+
+ide-mod.o: ide.o ide-proc.o
+ $(LD) $(LD_RFLAG) -r -o $@ ide.o ide-proc.o

-- 
Itai Nahshon   nahshon@actcom.co.il
        Also   nahshon@vnet.ibm.com