2003-06-13 22:08:10

by Fred Feirtag

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Subject: Modular IDE Build Failing Without Modular Generic PCI bus-master DMA support

Under 2.4.20, "Generic PCI bus-master DMA support"
could be built into the kernel (modular was never an option),
and IDE could link modular, as for use in an OS-less
NFS/Samba file server. Is modular IDE with DMA still broken,
since Generic PCI bus-master DMA support can't be a module?

--Fred [email protected]

make modules_install
...
cd /lib/modules/2.4.21-diskless; \
mkdir -p pcmcia; \
find kernel -path '*/pcmcia/*' -name '*.o' | xargs -i -r ln -sf ../{} pcmcia
if [ -r System.map ]; then /sbin/depmod -ae -F System.map 2.4.21-diskless; fi
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.21-diskless/kernel/drivers/ide/ide-disk.o
depmod: ide_remove_proc_entries_Rsmp_6a41216a
depmod: proc_ide_read_geometry_Rsmp_50fed6f7
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.21-diskless/kernel/drivers/ide/ide-floppy.o
depmod: ide_remove_proc_entries_Rsmp_6a41216a
depmod: proc_ide_read_geometry_Rsmp_50fed6f7
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.21-diskless/kernel/drivers/ide/ide-probe.o
depmod: do_ide_request
depmod: ide_add_generic_settings
depmod: create_proc_ide_interfaces_Rsmp_ab2c600e
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.21-diskless/kernel/drivers/ide/ide-tape.o
depmod: ide_remove_proc_entries_Rsmp_6a41216a
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.21-diskless/kernel/drivers/ide/ide.o
depmod: ide_release_dma
depmod: proc_ide_create_Rsmp_a8e0f104
depmod: ide_remove_proc_entries_Rsmp_6a41216a
depmod: destroy_proc_ide_drives_Rsmp_6b7f1fed
depmod: ide_add_proc_entries_Rsmp_3269dc46
depmod: ide_scan_pcibus
depmod: create_proc_ide_interfaces_Rsmp_ab2c600e
depmod: proc_ide_read_capacity_Rsmp_46b2a30d
depmod: proc_ide_destroy_Rsmp_35e1351c
[root@linux linux-diskless]#





2003-06-13 22:54:46

by Alan

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Subject: Re: Modular IDE Build Failing Without Modular Generic PCI bus-master DMA support

On Gwe, 2003-06-13 at 23:21, Fred Feirtag wrote:
> Under 2.4.20, "Generic PCI bus-master DMA support"
> could be built into the kernel (modular was never an option),
> and IDE could link modular, as for use in an OS-less
> NFS/Samba file server. Is modular IDE with DMA still broken,
> since Generic PCI bus-master DMA support can't be a module?

I'm working on it but yes