Re: RFC: packaging kernel modules
On Fri, 12 Jun 1998, Herbert Xu wrote:
> > The thing you must realize is if those symbols are no present in your
> > kernel then there is nothing you can do to make that module work.
>
> Not strictly true. The symbols refered to above are always in the kernel, but
> the checksum is very much version and config-sensitive. What you could do if
> you're brave is to remap those symbols in the .o file.
What exactly is that checksum a checksum of? I would hope that it is a
hash of the function signature which should be constant for any kernel
version. If it is a hash of the contents then there is no point in having
binary modules..
Jason
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