Re: will changes in config file affect kernel modules

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Le Thu, 29 Nov 2007 14:45:00 +0530,
<ashok.shanmugam@xxxxxxxxx> a écrit :

> Is there anything to do with the kernel .config file and kernel
> modules? Because the same kernel modules which were running properly
> gives me "invalid module format" on the same kernel  with few changes
> made in the .config file.
> 
> Actually the earlier kernel wasn't compiled with debug options. Now i
> wanted to build the kernel with all hacking options enabled. So i
> changed the .config file, but the earlier modules are not loading
> with this debug kernel. As i don't have the src code of kernel
> modules, i've become panic. I am using PPC arch m/c with 2.6.14.7
> kernel. 

It's normal. The modules must be re-compiled. For example, if you
activate certain kernel-hacking options, things such as spinlock macros
change a lot.

Sincerly,

Thomas
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