Re: error in loading the module

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Hi,
 i don't think that there is any problem with your code
check the arguments you have passed for gcc, bcoz i don't think
the .o file is getting generated. Remove the -o2 option and
i think it will work. bcoz it did at my place.

-praveen.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pankaj" <pankajd@myrealbox.com>
To: "kernelnewbies" <kernelnewbies@nl.linux.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 6:48 PM
Subject: error in loading the module


> hi,
> I have just started to learn Kernel Module Programming from Linux kernel
> Module Programming Guide.But I am facing a problem in loading the module
> in the kernel.
> The code is as follows:
> 
> /* hello.c */
> #include<linux/module.h>
> #include<linux/kernel.h>
> #include<linux/init.h>
> file://#define MODULE
> file://#define __KERNEL__
> static int hello_init(void){
> printk(KERN_ALERT "loaded in the kernel\n");
> return 0 ;
> }
> 
> static void hello_exit(void){
> printk(KERN_ALERT "successfully unloaded\n");
> }
> module_init(hello_init);
> module_exit(hello_exit);
> 
> 
> The source file is hello.c 
> The kernel version against which it is compiled is : 2.6.4
> The kernel against which it is loaded is : 2.6.4
> The command and command line options used for compiling are as follows:
> 
> gcc -o2 -c hello.c -Wall -DMODULE -D__KERNEL__
> -isystem/lib/modules/`uname -r`/build/include
> 
> But when i try to load the module in the kernel it gives the following
> error :
> 
> No module found in object
> insmod : error inserting 'hello.o ' : -1 invalid module format
> 
> Am I missing something ?
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> Regards,
> Pankaj
> 
> 
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