RE: Module.symvers ?????????

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Hi,

> 
>> What does  Module.symvers contain and why is it useful ?
> 
> This file is generated by the kernel during the compilation. It
> contains the versioning informations for each symbol of the kernel
> that is exported (i.e, usable by a module). It is used when compiling
> modules.
> 
> The compilation process of a module stores the versioning informations
> of all symbols used by the module inside the resulting .ko file. 


Are is the compiler version information also stored in .ko & .symvers file? Or the kernel & modules can be compiled using different compiler versions?

Thanks,

Rajat
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