Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751166AbWEVDuv (ORCPT ); Sun, 21 May 2006 23:50:51 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751181AbWEVDuv (ORCPT ); Sun, 21 May 2006 23:50:51 -0400 Received: from vbn.0050556.lodgenet.net ([216.142.194.234]:44749 "EHLO vbn.0050556.lodgenet.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751166AbWEVDuv (ORCPT ); Sun, 21 May 2006 23:50:51 -0400 Subject: Re: [LINUX-KERNEL] Problem loading any custom driver From: Arjan van de Ven To: "Libershteyn, Vladimir" Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <1FB1F81B4767FC48A2AF2278D735CE64038BFC5C@cacexc05.americas.cpqcorp.net> References: <1FB1F81B4767FC48A2AF2278D735CE64038BFC5C@cacexc05.americas.cpqcorp.net> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Mon, 22 May 2006 05:50:47 +0200 Message-Id: <1148269847.3902.57.camel@laptopd505.fenrus.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.2.3 (2.2.3-2.fc4) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1609 Lines: 25 On Sun, 2006-05-21 at 20:42 -0700, Libershteyn, Vladimir wrote: > Greetings, > > I need a help on understanding and possible resolution on a problem I have while trying to load driver(s) to a server running Linux_IA32_RH_EL4_Update3 either AS or WS > I have a few (actually four) device drivers for different type of devices. > These drivers compile and run fine on any 2.4.x kernels for both desktops/workstations and servers. > The same drivers run fine on desktops/workstations and on slected servers, like IA64 Itanium servers, AMD64 servers, however I can't make it run on IA32 servers. > I've noticed one common among all IA32 servers drivers won't run. All of them have dual processors motherboard with only one processor installed. > The actual problem is: the first kernel function call from the driver (I'm running "insmod drivername" that calls driver_init function) cause kernel to panic. > I believe the problem is either with kernel configuration/setup or with development environment configuration/setup. > Any help/ideas are greatly appretiated. Below are part of a source code and related part of /var/log/messages. Please let me know if more information needed > > Regards, you forgot to put a URL to your source code....... however it strongly points towards a broken Makefile on your side.... if we'd have that URL I could say for sure .. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/