Re: [PATCH] 2.4.10-ac9: EXPORT_SYMBOLS compile fix

Keith Owens (kaos@ocs.com.au)
Tue, 09 Oct 2001 10:19:50 +1000


On 08 Oct 2001 17:29:13 -0400,
Robert Love <rml@tech9.net> wrote:
>The attached is against 2.4.10-ac9. The problem cropped up in ac8.
>
>The kernel will not compile without modules. This is from a patch by
>Keith Owens for 2.4.11-pre5 which has the same problem. Keith, I assume
>this is right?
>
>--- linux-2.4.10-ac9/include/linux/module.h Mon Oct 8 16:47:36 2001
>+++ linux/include/linux/module.h Mon Oct 8 17:19:10 2001
>@@ -348,9 +348,6 @@
> #define EXPORT_SYMBOL_NOVERS(var) error config_must_be_included_before_module
> #define EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(var) error config_must_be_included_before_module
>
>-#elif !defined(EXPORT_SYMTAB)
>-
>-#define __EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym,str) error this_object_must_be_defined_as_export_objs_in_the_Makefile
> #define EXPORT_SYMBOL(var) error this_object_must_be_defined_as_export_objs_in_the_Makefile
> #define EXPORT_SYMBOL_NOVERS(var) error this_object_must_be_defined_as_export_objs_in_the_Makefile
> #define EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(var) error this_object_must_be_defined_as_export_objs_in_the_Makefile
>@@ -362,6 +359,13 @@
> #define EXPORT_SYMBOL_NOVERS(var)
> #define EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(var)
>
>+#elif !defined(EXPORT_SYMTAB)
>+
>+#define __EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym,str) error this_object_must_be_defined_as_export_objs_in_the_Makefile
>+#define EXPORT_SYMBOL(var) error this_object_must_be_defined_as_export_objs_in_the_Makefile
>+#define EXPORT_SYMBOL_NOVERS(var) error this_object_must_be_defined_as_export_objs_in_the_Makefile
>+#define EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(var) error this_object_must_be_defined_as_export_objs_in_the_Makefile
>+
> #else
>
> #define __EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym, str) \

The patch is incomplete, you left some lines behind. This is the patch
against 2.4.11-pre5.

Index: 11-pre5.1/include/linux/module.h
--- 11-pre5.1/include/linux/module.h Mon, 08 Oct 2001 10:58:25 +1000 kaos (linux-2.4/c/b/46_module.h 1.1.1.1.2.6 644)
+++ 11-pre5.1(w)/include/linux/module.h Mon, 08 Oct 2001 11:08:09 +1000 kaos (linux-2.4/c/b/46_module.h 1.1.1.1.2.6 644)
@@ -348,19 +348,19 @@ extern struct module *module_list;
#define EXPORT_SYMBOL_NOVERS(var) error config_must_be_included_before_module
#define EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(var) error config_must_be_included_before_module

-#elif !defined(EXPORT_SYMTAB)
-
-#define __EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym,str) error this_object_must_be_defined_as_export_objs_in_the_Makefile
-#define EXPORT_SYMBOL(var) error this_object_must_be_defined_as_export_objs_in_the_Makefile
-#define EXPORT_SYMBOL_NOVERS(var) error this_object_must_be_defined_as_export_objs_in_the_Makefile
-#define EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(var) error this_object_must_be_defined_as_export_objs_in_the_Makefile
-
#elif !defined(CONFIG_MODULES)

#define __EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym,str)
#define EXPORT_SYMBOL(var)
#define EXPORT_SYMBOL_NOVERS(var)
#define EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(var)
+
+#elif !defined(EXPORT_SYMTAB)
+
+#define __EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym,str) error this_object_must_be_defined_as_export_objs_in_the_Makefile
+#define EXPORT_SYMBOL(var) error this_object_must_be_defined_as_export_objs_in_the_Makefile
+#define EXPORT_SYMBOL_NOVERS(var) error this_object_must_be_defined_as_export_objs_in_the_Makefile
+#define EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(var) error this_object_must_be_defined_as_export_objs_in_the_Makefile

#else

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