Messages in this thread Patch in this message | | | From | Keith Owens <> | Subject | Re: warning during make modules | Date | Mon, 11 Dec 2000 20:27:23 +1100 |
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On Mon, 11 Dec 2000 17:15:53 +0800, "Corisen" <csyap@starnet.gov.sg> wrote: >i'm compiling kernel 2.4.0-test11 uder RH7. i've changed the CC= line to use >kgcc, executed "make clean" and "make mrproper". "make menuconfig" and "make >dep" went smoothly. however during the "make modules" process, several >warning messages (shown below) appeared: > >{standard input}: Assembler messages: >{standard input}:8: Warning: Ignoring changed section attributes for >.modinfo > >pls kindly advise how can i resolve the warning messages, or can i can >safely igonre the warning messages?
You can safely ignore the messages. But if they get too annoying, upgrade to modutils >= 2.3.19 (current is 2.3.22) and apply this patch.
Index: 0-test12-pre7.1/include/linux/module.h --- 0-test12-pre7.1/include/linux/module.h Thu, 07 Dec 2000 09:20:04 +1100 kaos (linux-2.4/W/33_module.h 1.1.2.1.2.1.2.1.2.1.1.3.1.1 644) +++ 0-test12-pre7.2(w)/include/linux/module.h Mon, 11 Dec 2000 20:26:22 +1100 kaos (linux-2.4/W/33_module.h 1.1.2.1.2.1.2.1.2.1.1.3.1.2 644) @@ -247,12 +247,6 @@ static const struct gtype##_id * __modul __attribute__ ((unused)) = name #define MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(type,name) \ MODULE_GENERIC_TABLE(type##_device,name) -/* not put to .modinfo section to avoid section type conflicts */ - -/* The attributes of a section are set the first time the section is - seen; we want .modinfo to not be allocated. */ - -__asm__(".section .modinfo\n\t.previous"); /* Define the module variable, and usage macros. */ extern struct module __this_module; - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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