From: Alan Woodland (alan.woodland_at_gmail_dot_com)
Date: Sat Dec 19 2009 - 10:08:08 PST
2009/12/18 Paul H. Hargrove <PHHargrove_at_lbl_dot_gov>: > Paul H. Hargrove wrote: >> >> Alan Woodland wrote: >>> >>> 2009/12/18 Yuri D'Elia <yuri.delia_at_eurac_dot_edu>: >>> >>>> >>>> Just tried to see the dkms boot script in action... >>>> >>>> checking kernel symbol table for exported register_chrdev... not found >>>> ====================================================================== >>>> Please review the following configuration information: >>>> �Kernel source directory = /lib/modules/2.6.32-trunk-amd64/build >>>> �Kernel build directory = /lib/modules/2.6.32-trunk-amd64/build >>>> �Kernel symbol table = /boot/System.map-2.6.32-trunk-amd64 >>>> �Kernel version probed from kernel build = 2.6.32-trunk-amd64 >>>> �Kernel running currently = 2.6.32-trunk-amd64 >>>> ====================================================================== >>>> configure: error: Unable to use kernel 2.6.32-trunk-amd64 - kernel does >>>> not export register_chrdev >>>> >>>> whoops :| >>>> >>> >>> Looks like things changed a bit in 2.6.32 again. I'm not going to have >>> time to look at it properly until the new year, although possibly >>> someone upstream has already encountered this one? >>> >>> Alan >>> >>> >> >> Regretfully, I also don't expect to look at this much until January. >> I'll try look today to see if it is something quick, but doubt that it >> will be. >> >> -Paul >> > > Good news. �This DID turn out to be a small/easy change. �With the attached > patch (in addition to the patch for 2.6.31 support) I can configure, build > and pass "make check" with a 2.6.32 kernel (from kernel.org) on a PPC64 > machine. Thanks, I'll try and push an update to Debian sometime today with this patch applied. Alan