Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1754562AbXL2NaU (ORCPT ); Sat, 29 Dec 2007 08:30:20 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1753341AbXL2NaK (ORCPT ); Sat, 29 Dec 2007 08:30:10 -0500 Received: from fmmailgate04.web.de ([217.72.192.242]:53908 "EHLO fmmailgate04.web.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753277AbXL2NaI convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Sat, 29 Dec 2007 08:30:08 -0500 Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2007 14:30:03 +0100 Message-Id: <75140323@web.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 From: devzero@web.de To: jcm@jonmasters.org, Jan Engelhardt Cc: dl9pf@gmx.de, Linux Kernel Mailing List Subject: Re: kbuild: modules_install regression ? - depmod Organization: http://freemail.web.de/ X-Provags-Id: V01U2FsdGVkX1+7sKRoLHSEZTlH6LFyKgEQQQ/pQX4IE+95PjEkDFfKzKsv+ AommZtXB4YoLjHcOM/6i38Kwx+VeAq6tn7sg51iI6VAMeIWmxQ= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-15 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 2907 Lines: 91 > [Adding jcm to Cc] > > On Dec 28 2007 16:08, devzero@web.de wrote: > > > >i have the same issue, but with 2.6.24-rc6 on a box with 512MB RAM > > > >System is openSUSE 10.3 > > > >on "make modules_install" , depmod reproduceably dies with out of memory error when it is ~800MB VSZ and ~350MB RSS > >this happens on different hardware. > > > >any clue what`s going wrong? > >how much memory should i expect being needed with "make modules_install" , e.g. with allmodconfig ? > > > If you enable CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO, don't be surprised. > oh yes, that`s it! apparently CONFIG_DEBUG_KERNEL, CONFIG_DEBUG_BUGVERBOSE and CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO defaults to "y" on my distro`s kernel, and i just copied config from /proc/config.gz and did a "make oldconfig". after disabling those, all is fine now ! thanks for the hint! > Though I'd say depmod should ignore the debug sections. so depmod is acting sort of "stupid" here ? regards roland > > > > > > >Subject: kbuild: modules_install regression ? - depmod > >From: Jan-Simon =?utf-8?q?M=C3=B6ller?= > >Date: 2007-11-01 4:14:34 > >Message-ID: 200711010514.34469.dl9pf () gmx ! de > >[Download message RAW] > > > >Hi! > > > >I compiled kernel 2.6.24-rc1 (latest git as of today) on a Box with 256MB Ram. > >During "make modules_install" I got these errors: > > > > DEPMOD 2.6.24-rc1-default > >WARNING: Can't read > >module /lib/modules/2.6.24-rc1-default/kernel/net/bridge/bridge.ko: Cannot > >allocate memory > >WARNING: Can't read > >module /lib/modules/2.6.24-rc1-default/kernel/net/bridge/netfilter/ebt_redirect.ko: > >Cannot allocate memory > >[...] > >FATAL: Memory allocation failure depmod.c line 158: realloc(mod->deps, > >sizeof(mod->deps[0])*(mod->num_deps+1)). > >make: *** [_modinst_post] Fehler 1 > > > > > >Depmod used too much memory and exits. Tried a 2nd time and checked with top. > > > >IMHO this is a regression. > > > >best regards > >jan-simon > > > >__________________________________________________________________________ > >Erweitern Sie FreeMail zu einem noch leistungsst?rkeren E-Mail-Postfach! > >Mehr Infos unter http://produkte.web.de/club/?mc=021131 > > > >-- > >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/ > > > > __________________________________________________________________________ Erweitern Sie FreeMail zu einem noch leistungsst?rkeren E-Mail-Postfach! Mehr Infos unter http://produkte.web.de/club/?mc=021131 -- 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/