On Mon, Dec 05, 2005 at 11:17:18AM +0500, Fawad Lateef wrote:
> On 12/5/05, Sabyasachi Pradhan <spradhan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > To compile the kernel properly I had to make a change to the Makefile
> > in linux/fs/ to add a new entry super.o to extern-obj's. I was checking
> > the exported symbols in my kernel use /proc/ksyms and just wanted to know
> > what the string appearing before the symbol signify, is it the address in
> > memory ? Can I use the exported synbol directly in my program or do I have
> > to make any more changes ? Thanks.
> >
>
> I don't think (and also I never need to) for exporting symbol changes
> in Makefile is required. Are you getting some error or the symbol is
> not exported after rebooting to the recompiled kernel ?
>...
It is required in kernel 2.4.
> Fawad Lateef
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