Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 9 Jan 2008 11:39:06 -0800 | From | Greg KH <> | Subject | Re: Build Fails on 2.6.24-rc6-mm1[drivers/net/iseries_veth.ko] linking error |
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On Wed, Jan 09, 2008 at 08:14:56PM +0100, Sam Ravnborg wrote: > On Wed, Jan 09, 2008 at 03:44:04PM +0530, Sudhir Kumar wrote: > > Hi Andrew, > > Build fails on my Power Machine with following error message. > > > > > > HOSTLD arch/powerpc/boot/dtc > > WRAP arch/powerpc/boot/zImage.pseries > > WRAP arch/powerpc/boot/zImage.pmac > > strip -s -R .comment vmlinux -o arch/powerpc/boot/zImage.iseries > > Building modules, stage 2. > > MODPOST 264 modules > > ERROR: ".driver_add_kobj" [drivers/net/iseries_veth.ko] undefined! > > make[1]: *** [__modpost] Error 1 > > make: *** [modules] Error 2 > > driver_add_kobj has a single user - iseries_veth. It is even documented > in the comment in the file. > And you build iseries_veth as a module but driver_add_kobj is not exported > which is why you get this modpost error. > > Workaround: make the driver built-in > Fix: export driver_add_kobj or replace usage in iseries_veth.
I'll properly export this symbol, that's the right fix.
Sorry about this,
greg k-h
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