>> Do you find the following details useful for further clarification? > > Almost, you should compare sizes of mlx4_ib.ko and not drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/main.o. text: -32 data: 0 bss: 0 The determined difference is the same finally. Regards, Markus -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kernel-janitors" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html