* Mike Voytovich (mikev@digeo.com) wrote: > > CONFIG_MODVERSIONS (Set version information on all module symbols) was > meant to allow you to use the same module with different kernel > versions, as long as the kernel interfaces used by the module were the > same. > > Is is suggested to not use this anymore or something? MODVERSIONS is broken in many ways. Consider the case where a core structure (say task_struct) has changed. The module may load, but structure offsets now have different meanings. Also, even with MODVERSIONS you can't load a module compiled for SMP to a UP kernel, you'll have missing symbols. You can make it work, but if you aren't really clear on what impliicit assumptions your module has about the kernel, you are _much_ better off simply recompiling. cheers, -chris -- Linux Security Modules http://lsm.immunix.org http://lsm.bkbits.net -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
