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SubjectRe: modutils check for SMP
On Fri, Aug 27, 1999 at 04:04:51PM -0700, Keith Owens wrote:
> I have been asked to add an SMP check to modutils, the idea being to
> complain if a module compiled for SMP is loaded into a UP kernel or
> vice versa. genksyms should catch this but not everybody compiles with
> genksyms.

I strongly second this idea.

> Are there any other kernel/module incompatibilities that cause problems
> and could benefit from checking in modutils?

SMP is the major reason for module incompatibility.

There is CONFIG_MODVERSIONS which should prevent any module incompatibilities.
However, I don't use it, because it caused seom headache some time ago
(Modules not loading any more after reconfiguring and recompiling the
kernel.) I believe only few people use it.

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