2.6.9: no version for "struct_module" found: kernel tainted.

[Timur Tabi <timur.tabi@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

My driver compiles and loads with several different 2.4 and 2.6 kernels. 
 However, when I try to load my driver with 2.6.9 (Fedora Core 3), the 
load fails with this error:

Nov 19 16:06:25 sqa-07 kernel: ccil: no version for "struct_module" 
found: kernel tainted.
Nov 19 16:06:25 sqa-07 kernel: ccil: version magic '2.6.9 SMP preempt 
PENTIUM4 4KSTACKS gcc-3.4' should be '2.6.9-1.667smp SMP 686 REGPARM 
4KSTACKS gcc-3.4'

I presume the kernel is tainted because the version magics don't match. 
 However, I am at a loss as to why they don't.  I guess the kernel 
configuration is wrong, but I used arch/i386/defconfig as the .config 
file.  Where does the "686 REGPARM", and why does my driver's magic have 
"SMP preempt PENTIUM4" instead?

I know these keywords come from the configuration, but where exactly?

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Timur Tabi
Staff Software Engineer
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