Hello, I'm writing kernel modules for usb peripheries that are in mainline kernel and also available as external compileable package[1]. The external modules have the newest code before it gets into the next kernel, also backported for older kernels. To distinguish between outdated kernel included and newer external modules they have different names. The device specific kernel internal modules are called hid-roccat-* whereas the external ones are called just *. This way a blacklist can prohibit loading the internal modules when the external are installed. Nevertheless, having both, internal and external, modules installed leads to double symbols. depmod from module-init-tools has no problem with that (some of the last versions tested), where the variant from kmod has its problem (v5 up to v12 tested). I observed this using Fedora 18, which seems to be the first distro that uses kmods depmod. Some outputs of both depmods for comparison are further down this text. My question: Should this behaviour be fixed in kmods depmod, or is there a intended, perhaps more intelligent, way for me to do what I intend? Thanks and have a nice day Stefan **** depmod from module-init-tools $ grep roccat /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/modules.dep kernel/drivers/hid/hid-roccat.ko: kernel/drivers/hid/hid-roccat-common.ko: kernel/drivers/hid/hid-roccat-arvo.ko: extra/roccat-common.ko extra/roccat.ko kernel/drivers/hid/hid-roccat-isku.ko: extra/roccat-common.ko extra/roccat.ko kernel/drivers/hid/hid-roccat-kone.ko: extra/roccat.ko kernel/drivers/hid/hid-roccat-koneplus.ko: extra/roccat-common.ko extra/roccat.ko kernel/drivers/hid/hid-roccat-kovaplus.ko: extra/roccat-common.ko extra/roccat.ko kernel/drivers/hid/hid-roccat-lua.ko: extra/roccat-common.ko kernel/drivers/hid/hid-roccat-pyra.ko: extra/roccat-common.ko extra/roccat.ko kernel/drivers/hid/hid-roccat-savu.ko: extra/roccat-common.ko extra/roccat.ko extra/koneplus.ko: extra/roccat-common.ko extra/roccat.ko extra/roccat.ko: extra/kone.ko: extra/roccat.ko extra/pyra.ko: extra/roccat-common.ko extra/roccat.ko extra/arvo.ko: extra/roccat-common.ko extra/roccat.ko extra/kovaplus.ko: extra/roccat-common.ko extra/roccat.ko extra/savu.ko: extra/roccat-common.ko extra/roccat.ko extra/konepure.ko: extra/roccat-common.ko extra/roccat.ko extra/isku.ko: extra/roccat-common.ko extra/roccat.ko extra/roccat-common.ko: extra/lua.ko: extra/roccat-common.ko $ grep roccat /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/modules.symbols alias symbol:roccat_connect roccat alias symbol:roccat_connect hid_roccat alias symbol:roccat_disconnect roccat alias symbol:roccat_disconnect hid_roccat alias symbol:roccat_common2_send roccat_common alias symbol:roccat_common2_send hid_roccat_common alias symbol:roccat_common2_receive roccat_common alias symbol:roccat_common2_receive hid_roccat_common alias symbol:roccat_common2_send_with_status roccat_common alias symbol:roccat_common2_send_with_status hid_roccat_common alias symbol:roccat_report_event roccat alias symbol:roccat_report_event hid_roccat * depmod from kmod $ grep roccat /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/modules.dep kernel/drivers/hid/hid-roccat.ko: kernel/drivers/hid/hid-roccat-common.ko: kernel/drivers/hid/hid-roccat-arvo.ko: kernel/drivers/hid/hid-roccat-isku.ko: kernel/drivers/hid/hid-roccat-kone.ko: kernel/drivers/hid/hid-roccat-koneplus.ko: kernel/drivers/hid/hid-roccat-kovaplus.ko: kernel/drivers/hid/hid-roccat-lua.ko: kernel/drivers/hid/hid-roccat-pyra.ko: kernel/drivers/hid/hid-roccat-savu.ko: extra/roccat.ko: extra/roccat-common.ko: $ grep roccat /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/modules.symbols alias symbol:roccat_disconnect roccat alias symbol:roccat_common2_receive roccat_common alias symbol:roccat_report_event roccat alias symbol:roccat_connect roccat alias symbol:roccat_common2_send roccat_common alias symbol:roccat_common2_send_with_status roccat_common [1] http://sourceforge.net/projects/roccat/files/linux/kmod-roccat/kmod-roccat-0.8.2.tar.bz2/download -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-modules" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
