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SubjectRE: [BUG] [2.5.49] symbol_get doesn't work
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Sorry, my last patch would cause an incompatible type warning. The following
patch could do better.

diff -Naur -X dontdiff linux-2.5.49/include/linux/module.h
linux-2.5.49-bugfix/include/linux/module.h
--- linux-2.5.49/include/linux/module.h 2002-11-27 09:23:39.000000000 +0800
+++ linux-2.5.49-bugfix/include/linux/module.h 2002-11-27
09:23:54.000000000 +0800
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
/* Get/put a kernel symbol (calls must be symmetric) */
void *__symbol_get(const char *symbol);
void *__symbol_get_gpl(const char *symbol);
-#define symbol_get(x) ((typeof(&x))(__symbol_get(#x)))
+#define symbol_get(t,x) ((typeof(t))(__symbol_get(#x)))

/* For every exported symbol, place a struct in the __ksymtab section */
#define EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym) \


Thanks,
Stanley

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Wang, Stanley
> Sent: 2002年11月26日 16:14
> To: 'linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org'
> Cc: 'rusty@rustcorp.com.au'
> Subject: [BUG] [2.5.49] symbol_get doesn't work
>
>
> Hello,
> I found the symbol_get()/symbol_put() didn't work on my 2.5.49 build.
> I think the root cause is a wrong macro definition. The
> following patch could
> fix this bug.
>
> diff -Naur -X dontdiff linux-2.5.49/include/linux/module.h
> linux-2.5.49-bugfix/include/linux/module.h
> --- linux-2.5.49/include/linux/module.h 2002-11-26
> 16:06:36.000000000 +0800
> +++ linux-2.5.49-bugfix/include/linux/module.h
> 2002-11-26 16:01:52.000000000 +0800
> @@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
> /* Get/put a kernel symbol (calls must be symmetric) */
> void *__symbol_get(const char *symbol);
> void *__symbol_get_gpl(const char *symbol);
> -#define symbol_get(x) ((typeof(&x))(__symbol_get(#x)))
> +#define symbol_get(x) ((typeof(&x))(__symbol_get(x)))
>
> /* For every exported symbol, place a struct in the
> __ksymtab section */
> #define EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym) \
> @@ -166,7 +166,7 @@
> #ifdef CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD
>
> void __symbol_put(const char *symbol);
> -#define symbol_put(x) __symbol_put(#x)
> +#define symbol_put(x) __symbol_put(x)
> void symbol_put_addr(void *addr);
>
> /* We only need protection against local interrupts. */
>
>
> Your Sincerely,
> Stanley Wang
>
> SW Engineer, Intel Corporation.
> Intel China Software Lab.
> Tel: 021-52574545 ext. 1171
> iNet: 8-752-1171
>
> Opinions expressed are those of the author and do not
> represent Intel Corporation
>
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