From: Paul H. Hargrove (PHHargrove_at_lbl_dot_gov)
Date: Fri Sep 02 2005 - 10:22:07 PDT
Adolfo, From the errors you quote I can't determine what is going on. When I get a chance next week I'll download the sources (from the link you sent in an earlier message) and see if I can figure out what is going on. -Paul Adolfo J. Banchio wrote: > Paul, > > I unapcked the kernel-source to /export/tmp > > then following som previous thread, I copied > /boot/config-2.4.21-20.EL to > > /export/tmp/linux-2.4.21-20.EL/.config > > the I did "make oldconfig" followed by "make dep" > > After this, in the blcr directory I did > > ./configure --with-linux=/export/tmp/linux-2.4.21-20.EL > > and finally, whe I did "make" I got "Error 2". The > 'relevant' last part of the make output is copied below. > (with and without the work-around in file vmadump.c) > > What do you think could be the reason, or best aproach > to follow?. > > adolfo > > > > > [snip] > > gmake[5]: Entering directory > `/export/tmp/linux-2.4.21-20.EL/blcr-0.4.0/cr_module/kbuild' > gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/export/tmp/linux-2.4.21-20.EL/include -Wall > -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common > -Wno-unused -fomit-frame-pointer -pipe -freorder-blocks > -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=athlon -DMODULE -DMODVERSIONS > -include /export/tmp/linux-2.4.21-20.EL/include/linux/modversions.h > -Wall -I/export/tmp/linux-2.4.21-20.EL/blcr-0.4.0/cr_module > -I/export/tmp/linux-2.4.21-20.EL/blcr-0.4.0 > -I/export/tmp/linux-2.4.21-20.EL/blcr-0.4.0/cr_module/kbuild/../../include -I/export/tmp/linux-2.4.21-20.EL/blcr-0.4.0/cr_module/kbuild/../../include -I/export/tmp/linux-2.4.21-20.EL/blcr-0.4.0/cr_module/kbuild/.././arch/i386 -I/export/tmp/linux-2.4.21-20.EL/blcr-0.4.0/cr_module/kbuild/../../vmadump -nostdinc -iwithprefix include -DKBUILD_BASENAME=cr_async -c -o cr_async.o cr_async.c > In file included from > /export/tmp/linux-2.4.21-20.EL/include/linux/prefetch.h:13, > from > /export/tmp/linux-2.4.21-20.EL/include/linux/list.h:6, > from > /export/tmp/linux-2.4.21-20.EL/include/linux/module.h:12, > from > /export/tmp/linux-2.4.21-20.EL/blcr-0.4.0/cr_module/cr_module.h:33, > from cr_async.c:32: > /export/tmp/linux-2.4.21-20.EL/include/asm/processor.h:61: warning: > parameter names (without types) in function declaration > /export/tmp/linux-2.4.21-20.EL/include/asm/processor.h:61: field > `loops_per_jiffy_R_ver_str' declared as a function > /export/tmp/linux-2.4.21-20.EL/include/asm/processor.h:84: invalid > suffix on integer constant > /export/tmp/linux-2.4.21-20.EL/include/asm/processor.h:84: syntax error > before numeric constant > /export/tmp/linux-2.4.21-20.EL/include/asm/processor.h:84: warning: > function declaration isn't a prototype > /export/tmp/linux-2.4.21-20.EL/include/asm/processor.h:269: invalid > suffix on integer constant > /export/tmp/linux-2.4.21-20.EL/include/asm/processor.h:269: syntax error > before numeric constant > /export/tmp/linux-2.4.21-20.EL/include/asm/processor.h:269: warning: > function declaration isn't a prototype > /export/tmp/linux-2.4.21-20.EL/include/asm/processor.h:273: warning: > parameter names (without types) in function declaration > In file included from > /export/tmp/linux-2.4.21-20.EL/blcr-0.4.0/cr_module/cr_module.h:33, > from cr_async.c:32: > /export/tmp/linux-2.4.21-20.EL/include/linux/module.h:190: invalid > suffix on integer constant > /export/tmp/linux-2.4.21-20.EL/include/linux/module.h:190: syntax error > before numeric constant > /export/tmp/linux-2.4.21-20.EL/include/linux/module.h:190: > `inter_module_register_R_ver_str' declared as function returning a > function > /export/tmp/linux-2.4.21-20.EL/include/linux/module.h:190: warning: > function declaration isn't a prototype > /export/tmp/linux-2.4.21-20.EL/include/linux/module.h:191: invalid > suffix on integer constant > /export/tmp/linux-2.4.21-20.EL/include/linux/module.h:191: syntax error > before numeric constant > /export/tmp/linux-2.4.21-20.EL/include/linux/module.h:191: > `inter_module_unregister_R_ver_str' declared as function returning a > function > /export/tmp/linux-2.4.21-20.EL/include/linux/module.h:191: warning: > function declaration isn't a prototype > /export/tmp/linux-2.4.21-20.EL/include/linux/module.h:192: > `inter_module_get_R_ver_str' declared as function returning a function > /export/tmp/linux-2.4.21-20.EL/include/linux/module.h:192: warning: > parameter names (without types) in function declaration > /export/tmp/linux-2.4.21-20.EL/include/linux/module.h:193: > `inter_module_get_request_R_ver_str' declared as function returning a > function > /export/tmp/linux-2.4.21-20.EL/include/linux/module.h:193: warning: > parameter names (without types) in function declaration > /export/tmp/linux-2.4.21-20.EL/include/linux/module.h:194: invalid > suffix on integer constant > /export/tmp/linux-2.4.21-20.EL/include/linux/module.h:194: syntax error > before numeric constant > /export/tmp/linux-2.4.21-20.EL/include/linux/module.h:194: > `inter_module_put_R_ver_str' declared as function returning a function > /export/tmp/linux-2.4.21-20.EL/include/linux/module.h:194: warning: > function declaration isn't a prototype > /export/tmp/linux-2.4.21-20.EL/include/linux/module.h:203: > `try_inc_mod_count_R_ver_str' declared as function returning a function > /export/tmp/linux-2.4.21-20.EL/include/linux/module.h:203: warning: > parameter names (without types) in function declaration > gmake[5]: *** [cr_async.o] Error 1 > gmake[5]: Leaving directory > `/export/tmp/linux-2.4.21-20.EL/blcr-0.4.0/cr_module/kbuild' > gmake[4]: *** > [_mod_/export/tmp/linux-2.4.21-20.EL/blcr-0.4.0/cr_module/kbuild] Error > 2 > gmake[4]: Leaving directory `/export/tmp/linux-2.4.21-20.EL' > gmake[3]: *** [all] Error 2 > gmake[3]: Leaving directory > `/export/tmp/linux-2.4.21-20.EL/blcr-0.4.0/cr_module/kbuild' > gmake[2]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1 > gmake[2]: Leaving directory > `/export/tmp/linux-2.4.21-20.EL/blcr-0.4.0/cr_module' > gmake[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1 > gmake[1]: Leaving directory `/export/tmp/linux-2.4.21-20.EL/blcr-0.4.0' > make: *** [all] Error 2 > > > > > > On Thu, 2005-09-01 at 18:30, Paul H. Hargrove wrote: > >>Ah, if you initially saw an error about modversions missing then you hit >>the "original" bug 466. I think that if you start from fresh kernel >>sources, but apply my work around to blcr, then you should be OK. >> >>-Paul >> >>Adolfo J. Banchio wrote: >> >>>Paul, >>> >>>I tried the work around without success. >>>I'm downloading the kernel-source to reinstall it, but >>>I do not know if this could solve the problem. >>> >>>I remember having copied some modversions.h to avoid >>>a compilation error (file not found) at the beginning. >>>But then I made many different things, so I'm not shure >>>what could be the problem now. >>> >>>I'll let you know if after reinstalling the source >>>is any change. >>> >>>thanks, >>> >>>adolfo >>> >>> >>> >>>On Thu, 2005-09-01 at 15:16, Paul H. Hargrove wrote: >>> >>> >>>>Adolfo, >>>> >>>> It looks like this is a variant on bug 466. The lines from >>>>System.map show that the symbol irq_stat is exported, but not versioned. >>>> Somehow, the headers used to build blcr are corresponding to a >>>>versioned symbol. >>>> I am not sure how this would happen, and am concerned that it may be >>>>evidence that the kernel and headers might not match. However, I'd like >>>>to suggest a possible work-around. Please try rebuilding blcr after >>>>commenting out the following 6 lines near the top of vmadump/vmadump.c: >>>> >>>>#if defined(CONFIG_MODVERSIONS) && ! defined(MODVERSIONS) >>>> #define MODVERSIONS >>>>#endif >>>>#if defined(MODVERSIONS) >>>> #include <linux/modversions.h> >>>>#endif >>>> >>>>-Paul >>>> >>>>Adolfo J. Banchio wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>>Paul, >>>>> >>>>>thanks for the prompt answer. >>>>> >>>>>These are the outputs of the commands you asked: >>>>> >>>>>$ uname -r >>>>>2.4.21-20.EL >>>>> >>>>>$ grep irq_stat /boot/System.map >>>>>c029ef6a R __kstrtab_irq_stat >>>>>c02ab190 R __ksymtab_irq_stat >>>>>c03b7fc0 B irq_stat >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>I do not know if this proves the presence of the 466 bug, >>>>>but to complete the information the kernel is from >>>>>ROCKS (a cluster distribution) 3.3.0, based on RH EL. >>>>> >>>>>The installed kernel-source package is >>>>> >>>>>kernel-source-2.4.21-20.EL.i386.rpm >>>>> >>>>>and could be downloaded from: >>>>>http://www.rocksclusters.org/ftp-site/rocks-3.3.0/rocks-dist/enterprise/3/en/os/i386/RedHat/RPMS/ >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>But I'm not whure if the running kernel is exactly this >>>>>(although the configure script doesn't claim is a different one). >>>>>When istalling the distribution it also install the following >>>>>packages >>>>> >>>>> kernel-unsupported-2.4.21-20.EL.athlon. >>>>> kernel-2.4.21-20.EL.athlon. >>>>> kernel-pcmcia-cs-3.1.31-13.i386. >>>>> kernel-source-2.4.21-20.EL.i386. >>>>> kernel-utils-2.4-8.37.6.i386. >>>>> rocks-kernel-3.3.0-13.i386. >>>>> >>>>>All these (and the problem) is on an Athlon machine (the frontend). >>>>>The nodes are Pentium 4 machines, and there the installation >>>>>of BLCR and loading of modules happens without problems. On those >>>>>machines is the same kernel (but the smp version) running, and >>>>>the installed packages are: >>>>> >>>>>kernel-smp-unsupported-2.4.21-20.EL.i686. >>>>>kernel-unsupported-2.4.21-20.EL.i686. >>>>>kernel-2.4.21-20.EL.i686. >>>>>kernel-smp-2.4.21-20.EL.i686. >>>>>kernel-pcmcia-cs-3.1.31-13.i386. >>>>>kernel-source-2.4.21-20.EL.i386. >>>>>kernel-utils-2.4-8.37.6.i386. >>>>>rocks-kernel-3.3.0-13.i386. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>I hope this helps to understand the problem. Since it work on the >>>>>nodes, it is not from high priority for me to solve the issue, but >>>>>it would be nice to, and specially if this could help to improve >>>>>BLCR. Which, by the way, it's GREAT !!. >>>>> >>>>>thanks in advance, >>>>> >>>>>adolfo >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>P.S.: separately I send another question from the working BLCR. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>On Wed, 2005-08-31 at 19:46, Paul H. Hargrove wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>Adolfo, >>>>>> >>>>>>I am not certain about the cause of your problem. The unresolved >>>>>>symbol is a versioned one (the _R94d0d943) and therefore must be >>>>>>exported by the kernel. However, if the running kernel and the source >>>>>>(as configured) don't match this is just the kind of thing one could >>>>>>expect to happen. Just for a sanity check, please ensure that "uname >>>>>>-r" says "2.4.21-20.EL", and tell me what "grep irq_stat >>>>>>/boot/System.map" yields. >>>>>>If I can get a hold of the sources for the kernel in question (please >>>>>>do *NOT* e-mail them to me), I should be able to see if there is >>>>>>something wierd in BLCR. Could you point me an an ftp or http download >>>>>>site for the kernel source (I assume EL is RedHat Enterprise Linux, but >>>>>>I don't know which release). >>>>>>It is also possible that this is a variation of bug 466 in which the >>>>>>kernel is not using versioned symbols but kernel modules are. If so, >>>>>>the grep output requested above will prove it. >>>>>> >>>>>>-Paul >>>>>> >>>>>>Adolfo J. Banchio wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>Hi, >>>>>>> >>>>>>>I'm trying to install the BLCR modules, but after >>>>>>>compiling the I get the following error when >>>>>>>loading the first one: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>%/sbin/insmod /usr/local/lib/blcr/2.4.21-20.EL/vmadump_blcr.o >>>>>>> >>>>>>>/usr/local/lib/blcr/2.4.21-20.EL/vmadump_blcr.o: unresolved symbol >>>>>>>irq_stat_R94d0d943 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>I've checked te mailing list and find a similar thread, and >>>>>>>followed the suggestions there: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>- copy /boot/config file to /usr/src/linux/.config >>>>>>>- make oldconfig >>>>>>>- make dep >>>>>>> >>>>>>>and the ./configure --with-system-map=/boot/System.map >>>>>>>etc >>>>>>> >>>>>>>But still get the mentioned error. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Any help will be apreciated. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>thanks in advance >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>adolfo >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> > -- Paul H. Hargrove PHHargrove_at_lbl_dot_gov Future Technologies Group HPC Research Department Tel: +1-510-495-2352 Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Fax: +1-510-486-6900