in 2.5.44: kernel/module.c, function s_start(), there is:
	loff_t n = *pos;

and then same "n = *pos" is done in the for-loop initializer.

Patch attached (to 2.5.44).  Please apply.  8:)

~Randy
--- ./kernel/module.c.fixit	Fri Oct 18 21:01:17 2002
+++ ./kernel/module.c	Wed Oct 23 19:54:10 2002
@@ -1165,7 +1165,7 @@
 	if (!p)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 	lock_kernel();
-	for (v = module_list, n = *pos; v; n -= v->nsyms, v = v->next) {
+	for (v = module_list; v; n -= v->nsyms, v = v->next) {
 		if (n < v->nsyms) {
 			p->mod = v;
 			p->index = n;