2011-05-01 07:49:09

by Andreas Hartmann

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Subject: compat_wireless rt2x00 broken with 2.6.34.9: Invalid module format

Hello,

the drivers rt2x00 can be compiled under linux 2.6.34.9 (OpenSuSE
kernel-desktop-2.6.34.9-4.1.x86_64) only with these warnings:

CC [M] /raid/home/andreas/compat-wireless-2011-04-29/net/wireless/core.o
/raid/home/andreas/compat-wireless-2011-04-29/net/wireless/core.c:7:1:
warning: "pr_fmt" redefined
In file included from /usr/src/linux-2.6.34.9-4/include/linux/skbuff.h:17,
from
/usr/src/linux-2.6.34.9-4/include/linux/if_ether.h:124,
from
/usr/src/linux-2.6.34.9-4/include/linux/netdevice.h:29,
from
/raid/home/andreas/compat-wireless-2011-04-29/include/linux/compat-2.6.29.h:5,
from
/raid/home/andreas/compat-wireless-2011-04-29/include/linux/compat-2.6.h:24,
from <command-line>:0:
/usr/src/linux-2.6.34.9-4/include/linux/kernel.h:387:1: warning: this is
the location of the previous definition
/raid/home/andreas/compat-wireless-2011-04-29/net/wireless/core.c:7:1:
warning: "pr_fmt" redefined
In file included from /usr/src/linux-2.6.34.9-4/include/linux/skbuff.h:17,
from
/usr/src/linux-2.6.34.9-4/include/linux/if_ether.h:124,
from
/usr/src/linux-2.6.34.9-4/include/linux/netdevice.h:29,
from
/raid/home/andreas/compat-wireless-2011-04-29/include/linux/compat-2.6.29.h:5,
from
/raid/home/andreas/compat-wireless-2011-04-29/include/linux/compat-2.6.h:24,
from <command-line>:0:
/usr/src/linux-2.6.34.9-4/include/linux/kernel.h:387:1: warning: this is
the location of the previous definition
CC [M] /raid/home/andreas/compat-wireless-2011-04-29/net/wireless/sysfs.o
CC [M] /raid/home/andreas/compat-wireless-2011-04-29/net/mac80211/work.o
CC [M]
/raid/home/andreas/compat-wireless-2011-04-29/net/wireless/radiotap.o
CC [M] /raid/home/andreas/compat-wireless-2011-04-29/net/mac80211/iface.o
CC [M] /raid/home/andreas/compat-wireless-2011-04-29/net/wireless/util.o
CC [M] /raid/home/andreas/compat-wireless-2011-04-29/net/mac80211/rate.o
CC [M] /raid/home/andreas/compat-wireless-2011-04-29/net/wireless/reg.o
CC [M]
/raid/home/andreas/compat-wireless-2011-04-29/net/mac80211/michael.o
/raid/home/andreas/compat-wireless-2011-04-29/net/wireless/reg.c:36:1:
warning: "pr_fmt" redefined
In file included from /usr/src/linux-2.6.34.9-4/include/linux/skbuff.h:17,
from
/usr/src/linux-2.6.34.9-4/include/linux/if_ether.h:124,
from
/usr/src/linux-2.6.34.9-4/include/linux/netdevice.h:29,
from
/raid/home/andreas/compat-wireless-2011-04-29/include/linux/compat-2.6.29.h:5,
from
/raid/home/andreas/compat-wireless-2011-04-29/include/linux/compat-2.6.h:24,
from <command-line>:0:
/usr/src/linux-2.6.34.9-4/include/linux/kernel.h:387:1: warning: this is
the location of the previous definition
/raid/home/andreas/compat-wireless-2011-04-29/net/wireless/reg.c:36:1:
warning: "pr_fmt" redefined
In file included from /usr/src/linux-2.6.34.9-4/include/linux/skbuff.h:17,
from
/usr/src/linux-2.6.34.9-4/include/linux/if_ether.h:124,
from
/usr/src/linux-2.6.34.9-4/include/linux/netdevice.h:29,
from
/raid/home/andreas/compat-wireless-2011-04-29/include/linux/compat-2.6.29.h:5,
from
/raid/home/andreas/compat-wireless-2011-04-29/include/linux/compat-2.6.h:24,
from <command-line>:0:
/usr/src/linux-2.6.34.9-4/include/linux/kernel.h:387:1: warning: this is
the location of the previous definition


Afterwards, the modules can't be loaded at all:

modprobe rt2800pci
WARNING: Error inserting rfkill
(/lib/modules/2.6.34.9-4-desktop/kernel/net/rfkill/rfkill.ko): Invalid
module format
WARNING: Error inserting cfg80211
(/lib/modules/2.6.34.9-4-desktop/updates/net/wireless/cfg80211.ko):
Invalid module format
WARNING: Error inserting mac80211
(/lib/modules/2.6.34.9-4-desktop/updates/net/mac80211/mac80211.ko):
Invalid module format
WARNING: Error inserting rt2x00lib
(/lib/modules/2.6.34.9-4-desktop/updates/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00lib.ko):
Invalid module format
WARNING: Error inserting rt2x00pci
(/lib/modules/2.6.34.9-4-desktop/updates/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00pci.ko):
Invalid module format
WARNING: Error inserting crc_ccitt
(/lib/modules/2.6.34.9-4-desktop/kernel/lib/crc-ccitt.ko): Invalid
module format
WARNING: Error inserting rt2800lib
(/lib/modules/2.6.34.9-4-desktop/updates/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800lib.ko):
Invalid module format
FATAL: Error inserting rt2800pci
(/lib/modules/2.6.34.9-4-desktop/updates/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800pci.ko):
Invalid module format

I tested version compat-wireless-2011-04-22 and compat-wireless-2011-04-30.


compat-wireless-2.6.39-rc1-3 modules can be loaded fine!


Regards,
Andreas