Re: Pb porting a driver from 2.4 to 2.6 : unknown symbol exit_files ...

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Le Thu, 14 Apr 2005 15:52:40 +0200, Arjan van de Ven <arjan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> a
écrit :

> drivers aren't supposed to use exit_files() anymore (even in 2.4), they
> are supposed to just use daemonize().
> 
> if your driver didn't use that in 2.4 yet then it was buggy even in
> 2.4....
> 

Thanks for your quick reply ! Yes, the driver used 'exit_files' before, so
I'll look into it to look how to no use it.

But I wonder how is this error arise : the symbol seems to exist and being
exported ... or the kernel don't permet the link with this function ?

   anyway, thanks,

	Frédéric Boiteux

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