can't build IDE as modules in BK 2.5.69

can't build IDE as modules in BK 2.5.69

[Peter Chubb]

With the 2.5 bk linux as of 2003.05.13, and config options below,
modutils seems to go into a seemingly infinite loop when trying to
buld modules.dep on the resulting module set (and creates an extremely
large modules.dep file -- 95M before the filesystem filled up)

Any ideas?

I'm using gcc 3.2.3 and ld 2.13.90.0.18



CONFIG_IDE=m
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDE=m
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEDISK=m
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDESCSI=m
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_FLOPPY=m
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEPCI=y
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_GENERIC=y
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEDMA_PCI=y
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_ADMA=y
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_PIIX=m
CONFIG_IDEDMA_AUTO=y


depmod -a output:

WARNING: /lib/modules/2.5.69/kernel/drivers/ide/pci/piix.ko needs
unknown symbol ide_setup_pci_device
WARNING: /lib/modules/2.5.69/kernel/drivers/ide/pci/piix.ko needs
unknown symbol ide_pci_register_host_proc
WARNING: /lib/modules/2.5.69/kernel/drivers/ide/pci/piix.ko needs
unknown symbol ide_setup_dma
WARNING: /lib/modules/2.5.69/kernel/drivers/ide/pci/piix.ko needs
unknown symbol ide_pci_unregister_driver
WARNING: /lib/modules/2.5.69/kernel/drivers/ide/ide-probe.ko needs
unknown symbol ide_bus_type
WARNING: /lib/modules/2.5.69/kernel/drivers/ide/ide-probe.ko needs
unknown symbol do_ide_request
WARNING: /lib/modules/2.5.69/kernel/drivers/ide/ide-probe.ko needs
unknown symbol ide_add_generic_settings
WARNING: /lib/modules/2.5.69/kernel/drivers/ide/ide-floppy.ko needs
unknown symbol proc_ide_read_geometry
WARNING: /lib/modules/2.5.69/kernel/drivers/ide/ide-disk.ko needs
unknown symbol proc_ide_read_geometry
WARNING: Module /lib/modules/2.5.69/kernel/drivers/scsi/ide-scsi.ko
ignored, due to loop
WARNING: Module /lib/modules/2.5.69/kernel/drivers/ide/pci/piix.ko
ignored, due to loop
WARNING: Module /lib/modules/2.5.69/kernel/drivers/ide/ide.ko ignored,
due to loop
WARNING: Module /lib/modules/2.5.69/kernel/drivers/ide/ide-taskfile.ko
ignored, due to loop
WARNING: Module /lib/modules/2.5.69/kernel/drivers/ide/ide-probe.ko
ignored, due to loop

# ls -l /lib/modules/2.5.69
total 93592
lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     staff          25 May 13 13:39 build ->
/usr/src/linux-2.5-wombat
drwxr-xr-x    8 root     staff        4096 May 13 13:39 kernel
-rw-r--r--    1 root     staff           0 May 13 13:39 modules.alias
-rw-r--r--    1 root     staff           0 May 13 13:39 modules.ccwmap
-rw-r--r--    1 root     staff    95735808 May 13 13:39 modules.dep
-rw-r--r--    1 root     staff           0 May 13 13:39 modules.pcimap
-rw-r--r--    1 root     staff           0 May 13 13:39 modules.symbols
-rw-r--r--    1 root     staff           0 May 13 13:39 modules.usbmap

Re: can't build IDE as modules in BK 2.5.69

[Rusty Russell]

In message <16064.27148.819310.962984@wombat.chubb.wattle.id.au> you write:
> 
> With the 2.5 bk linux as of 2003.05.13, and config options below,
> modutils seems to go into a seemingly infinite loop when trying to
> buld modules.dep on the resulting module set (and creates an extremely
> large modules.dep file -- 95M before the filesystem filled up)

Grrr... I thought that was fixed.  What version of depmod you using
(depmod -V).

Real problem is actual dependency loop in IDE modules, but depmod
should just report that and ignore the modules involved.

> WARNING: Module /lib/modules/2.5.69/kernel/drivers/scsi/ide-scsi.ko
> ignored, due to loop
> WARNING: Module /lib/modules/2.5.69/kernel/drivers/ide/pci/piix.ko
> ignored, due to loop
> WARNING: Module /lib/modules/2.5.69/kernel/drivers/ide/ide.ko ignored,
> due to loop
> WARNING: Module /lib/modules/2.5.69/kernel/drivers/ide/ide-taskfile.ko
> ignored, due to loop
> WARNING: Module /lib/modules/2.5.69/kernel/drivers/ide/ide-probe.ko
> ignored, due to loop

Thanks for the report,
Rusty.
--
  Anyone who quotes me in their sig is an idiot. -- Rusty Russell.

Re: can't build IDE as modules in BK 2.5.69

[Rusty Russell]

In message <16064.27148.819310.962984@wombat.chubb.wattle.id.au> you write:
> 
> With the 2.5 bk linux as of 2003.05.13, and config options below,
> modutils seems to go into a seemingly infinite loop when trying to
> buld modules.dep on the resulting module set (and creates an extremely
> large modules.dep file -- 95M before the filesystem filled up)

OK, reproduced here.  I've simplified the depmod loop detection logic:
I was trying to be too clever.  

I've just released 0.9.12, which won't help your IDE problem, but will
terminate 8)

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/people/rusty/modules/module-init-tools-testsuite-0.9.12.tar.gz

Thanks for the report!
Rusty.
--
  Anyone who quotes me in their sig is an idiot. -- Rusty Russell.