Re: Problem with module versioning in 2.4.0

[Jeremy Huddleston]

Well in any case, the problem was solved by my turning off module
versioning.  Regardless of how and why.  All other things being equal
(as in the .config I provided) CONFIG_MODVERSIONS=y produces the errors
reported (PCMCIA not working, and unix.o not loading) and when it is not
defined, everything works smoothly.

Alan Cox wrote:
> 
> > See below for my origional problem.  It seems the problem lies in the
> > module versioning option.
> 
> Not quite
> 
> > When the system boots, I am spammed with the following line:
> > insmod: /lib/modules/2.4.0/kernel/net/unix/unix.o: insmod net-pf-1
> > failed
> 
> What happens is this
> 
> kernel needs unix sockets
> kernel invokes modprobe
> modprobe opens a unix socket
>         kernel needs unix sockets
>         kernel invokes modprobe
>                 .....

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