On 12/28/05, Badari Prasad <h.badari@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 12/28/05, Fawad Lateef <fawadlateef@xxxxxxxxx > wrote: > > On 12/28/05, Badari Prasad <h.badari@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Hello , > > > I am learning linux kernel module programming in linux kernel > 2.6.5 ( > > > fedora core 2 ), i have encountered a problem in passing command line > > > parameters to a module, this is the programme in which i encountered a > > > problem, > > > > > <snip> > > > > > > > > > Im refering to this site for kernel module programming > > > > > > http://www.tldp.org/LDP/lkmpg/2.6/html/index.html > > > The problem is given in chapter 2.6 in hte above site > > > > > > Please do help me in this regard, thanks in advance. > > > > > > > What specific problem you are facing? you havn't mentioned about the > > problem because this code looks fine to me and its same as example > > code of the link you mentioned. > > > This is the error which i got when i tired to compile the code > hello-5.c , the same code which i mentioned to day morning, > > [root in lkmpg-examples-2.6: 14:04:06]#make > make -C /lib/modules/2.6.5-1.358/build M=/root/WORK/lkmpg-examples-2.6 > modules > make[1]: Entering directory `/lib/modules/2.6.5-1.358/build' > CC [M] /root/WORK/lkmpg-examples-2.6/hello-5.o > /root/WORK/lkmpg-examples-2.6/hello-5.c:14: error: stray '\342' in program > /root/WORK/lkmpg-examples-2.6/hello-5.c:14: error: stray '\210' in program > /root/WORK/lkmpg-examples-2.6/hello-5.c:14: error: stray '\222' in program > /root/WORK/lkmpg-examples-2.6/hello-5.c:14: error: stray '\342' in program > /root/WORK/lkmpg-examples-2.6/hello-5.c:14: error: stray '\210' in program > /root/WORK/lkmpg-examples-2.6/hello-5.c:14: error: stray '\222' in program > /root/WORK/lkmpg-examples-2.6/hello-5.c:29: error: invalid lvalue in unary > `&' > /root/WORK/lkmpg-examples-2.6/hello-5.c:29: error: initializer element is > not constant > /root/WORK/lkmpg-examples-2.6/hello-5.c:29: error: (near initialization for > `__param_arr_myintArray.num') > make[2]: *** [/root/WORK/lkmpg-examples-2.6/hello-5.o] Error 1 > make[1]: *** [/root/WORK/lkmpg-examples-2.6] Error 2 > make[1]: Leaving directory `/lib/modules/2.6.5-1.358/build' > make: *** [all] Error 2 > > and one more doubt in the code , i did not find <linux/moduleparam.h> file > in the source code and in the /usr/include/linux directory. Instead of > moduleparam.h file i found param.h file, can i include it , > The code is working I tested that on kernel 2.6.12 .... You just have to remove & (address of operator) from this line: module_param_array(myintArray, int, &arr_argc, 0000); and also check your makefile ! -- Fawad Lateef -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/