----- Original Message ----- From: "Maciej W. Rozycki" <macro@ds2.pg.gda.pl> To: "Scott A McConnell" <samcconn@cotw.com> Cc: "MIPS/Linux List (SGI)" <linux-mips@oss.sgi.com> Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 12:57 PM Subject: Re: Can modules be stripped? > On Fri, 12 Apr 2002, Scott A McConnell wrote: > > > If I strip a module, insmod dies in obj_load() with Floating point > > exception. > > You can't strip modules as they are relocatables -- global symbols and > relocations have to stay intact. OK, you can't strip kernel modules (news to me, then again how often do I use modules?), but it can't be because they "are relocatables". I routinely strip libraries without problem, and those are relocatables too. So what's the real reason? Regards, Brad
