From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S263369AbTEMHXP (ORCPT ); Tue, 13 May 2003 03:23:15 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S263373AbTEMHWM (ORCPT ); Tue, 13 May 2003 03:22:12 -0400 Received: from dp.samba.org ([66.70.73.150]:26253 "EHLO lists.samba.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S263370AbTEMHWH (ORCPT ); Tue, 13 May 2003 03:22:07 -0400 From: Rusty Russell To: Peter Chubb Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: can't build IDE as modules in BK 2.5.69 In-reply-to: Your message of "Tue, 13 May 2003 13:44:12 +1000." <16064.27148.819310.962984@wombat.chubb.wattle.id.au> Date: Tue, 13 May 2003 14:55:23 +1000 Message-Id: <20030513073453.480DD2C240@lists.samba.org> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org 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.