linux-kernel - Re: 2.6.37-rc3-git installed modules zero bytes long

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Date:	Sat, 26 Feb 2011 03:16:57 +0000
From:	Sid Boyce <sboyce@...eyonder.co.uk>
To:	LKML Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
CC:	opensuse factory list <opensuse-factory@...nsuse.org>
Subject: Re: 2.6.37-rc3-git installed modules zero bytes long

The laptop with Model: 15.104.2 "AMD Turion(tm) 64 X2 Mobile Technology 
TL-58"
is also at 11.4 RC1, no problem after the reboot.
sepulot:~ # l /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc6-git6-smp/kernel/drivers/net
total 48280
drwxr-xr-x 43 root root    4096 Feb 26 03:02 ./
drwxr-xr-x 61 root root    4096 Feb 26 03:03 ../
-rw-r--r--  1 root root  665983 Feb 26 03:02 3c59x.ko
-rw-r--r--  1 root root  635335 Feb 26 03:02 8139cp.ko
-rw-r--r--  1 root root  560068 Feb 26 03:02 8139too.ko
-rw-r--r--  1 root root  410065 Feb 26 03:02 8390.ko
etc.
Regards
Sid.

On 26/02/11 01:41, Sid Boyce wrote:
> This problem has showed up again in 2.6.38-rc6-git5 and openSUSE 11.4
> RC1. The previous kernel 2.6.38-rc6-git2 was OK.
> The modules are OK before a reboot, after a reboot all modules are zero
> bytes long. I'm building 2.6.38-rc6-git6 to see if that suffers the same
> problem, e.g.
> # ls -l /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc6-git5/kernel/drivers/net|less
> total 3652
> drwxr-xr-x 34 root root 4096 Feb 26 00:10 ./
> drwxr-xr-x 52 root root 4096 Feb 26 00:10 ../
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Feb 26 00:10 3c59x.ko
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Feb 26 00:10 8139cp.ko
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Feb 26 00:10 8139too.ko
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Feb 26 00:10 8390.ko
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Feb 26 00:10 acenic.ko
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Feb 26 00:10 amd8111e.ko
> drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 21 Feb 26 00:10 appletalk/
> drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 21 Feb 26 00:10 atl1c/
> drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 21 Feb 26 00:10 atl1e/
> drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 34 Feb 26 00:10 atlx/
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Feb 26 00:10 atp.ko
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Feb 26 00:10 b44.ko
> drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 22 Feb 26 00:10 benet/
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Feb 26 00:10 bnx2.ko
> drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 21 Feb 26 00:10 bnx2x/
> drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 23 Feb 26 00:10 bonding/
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Feb 26 00:10 bsd_comp.ko
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Feb 26 00:10 cassini.ko
> drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 20 Feb 26 00:10 chelsio/
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Feb 26 00:10 cnic.ko
> drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 21 Feb 26 00:10 cxgb3/
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Feb 26 00:10 de600.ko
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Feb 26 00:10 de620.ko
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Feb 26 00:10 defxx.ko
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Feb 26 00:10 dl2k.ko
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Feb 26 00:10 dnet.ko
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Feb 26 00:10 dummy.ko
>
> Asus Crosshair III Motherboard, Phenom II X4 and 8G of memory. I have
> seen the same problem on another Asus box ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe, Athlon
> 64X2 6000+, 6G of memory.
> slipstream:/usr/src/linux-2.6.38-rc6-git6 # l
> /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc6-git6-smp/kernel/drivers/net|less
> total 3184
> drwxr-xr-x 34 root root 4096 Feb 26 01:04 ./
> drwxr-xr-x 52 root root 4096 Feb 26 01:05 ../
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 89335 Feb 26 01:04 3c59x.ko
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 38119 Feb 26 01:04 8139cp.ko
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 57751 Feb 26 01:04 8139too.ko
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 16304 Feb 26 01:04 8390.ko
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 46020 Feb 26 01:04 acenic.ko
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 32751 Feb 26 01:04 amd8111e.ko
> drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 21 Feb 26 01:04 appletalk/
> drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 21 Feb 26 01:04 atl1c/
> drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 21 Feb 26 01:04 atl1e/
> drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 34 Feb 26 01:04 atlx/
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 19580 Feb 26 01:04 atp.ko
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 45240 Feb 26 01:04 b44.ko
> drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 22 Feb 26 01:04 benet/
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 101219 Feb 26 01:04 bnx2.ko
> drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 21 Feb 26 01:04 bnx2x/
> drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 23 Feb 26 01:04 bonding/
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9346 Feb 26 01:04 bsd_comp.ko
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 67407 Feb 26 01:04 cassini.ko
> drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 20 Feb 26 01:04 chelsio/
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 74672 Feb 26 01:04 cnic.ko
> drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 21 Feb 26 01:04 cxgb3/
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 22436 Feb 26 01:04 de600.ko
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 26692 Feb 26 01:04 de620.ko
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 24494 Feb 26 01:04 defxx.ko
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 35267 Feb 26 01:04 dl2k.ko
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 30334 Feb 26 01:04 dnet.ko
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7527 Feb 26 01:04 dummy.ko
> drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 21 Feb 26 01:04 e1000/
> drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 22 Feb 26 01:04 e1000e/
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 54097 Feb 26 01:04 e100.ko
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 33518 Feb 26 01:04 enc28j60.ko
> slipstream:/usr/src/linux-2.6.38-rc6-git6 # l
> /lib/modules/2.6.38-rc6-git6-smp/kernel/drivers/usb/serial/
> total 1440
> drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Feb 26 01:05 ./
> drwxr-xr-x 10 root root 108 Feb 26 01:05 ../
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8239 Feb 26 01:04 aircable.ko
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 17764 Feb 26 01:04 ark3116.ko
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 17138 Feb 26 01:04 belkin_sa.ko
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 18969 Feb 26 01:04 ch341.ko
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 30341 Feb 26 01:04 cp210x.ko
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 20317 Feb 26 01:05 cyberjack.ko
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 38456 Feb 26 01:05 cypress_m8.ko
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 31567 Feb 26 01:05 digi_acceleport.ko
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7316 Feb 26 01:05 empeg.ko
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 103261 Feb 26 01:05 ftdi_sio.ko
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5650 Feb 26 01:05 funsoft.ko
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 32346 Feb 26 01:05 garmin_gps.ko
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5585 Feb 26 01:05 hp4x.ko
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 82198 Feb 26 01:05 io_edgeport.ko
>
>
> All good and ready for a reboot as was 2.6.38-rc6-git5.
>
> After reboot, 2.6.36-rc6-git6
> ===============================
> total 3184
> drwxr-xr-x 34 root root 4096 Feb 26 01:04 ./
> drwxr-xr-x 52 root root 4096 Feb 26 01:05 ../
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Feb 26 01:04 3c59x.ko
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Feb 26 01:04 8139cp.ko
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Feb 26 01:04 8139too.ko
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Feb 26 01:04 8390.ko
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Feb 26 01:04 acenic.ko
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Feb 26 01:04 amd8111e.ko
> drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 21 Feb 26 01:04 appletalk/
> drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 21 Feb 26 01:04 atl1c/
> drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 21 Feb 26 01:04 atl1e/
> drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 34 Feb 26 01:04 atlx/
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Feb 26 01:04 atp.ko
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Feb 26 01:04 b44.ko
> drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 22 Feb 26 01:04 benet/
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Feb 26 01:04 bnx2.ko
> drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 21 Feb 26 01:04 bnx2x/
> drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 23 Feb 26 01:04 bonding/
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Feb 26 01:04 bsd_comp.ko
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Feb 26 01:04 cassini.ko
> drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 20 Feb 26 01:04 chelsio/
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Feb 26 01:04 cnic.ko
> drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 21 Feb 26 01:04 cxgb3/
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Feb 26 01:04 de600.ko
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Feb 26 01:04 de620.ko
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Feb 26 01:04 defxx.ko
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Feb 26 01:04 dl2k.ko
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Feb 26 01:04 dnet.ko
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Feb 26 01:04 dummy.ko
> drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 21 Feb 26 01:04 e1000/
> drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 22 Feb 26 01:04 e1000e/
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Feb 26 01:04 e100.ko
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Feb 26 01:04 enc28j60.ko
>
>
> Regards
> Sid.
>
> On 30/11/10 14:59, Sid Boyce wrote:
>> openSUSE 11.3 on one box and openSUSE 11.4 Milestone 4 on the other.
>> I have a message that says the built modules not found. When I check e.g
>> /lib/modules/2.7.37-rc3-git7-smp, most modules are zero bytes long.
>> I have to "make modules_install" and use modprobe on each.
>> To get the network up on the 11.3 box "modprobe r6189" then "rcnetwork
>> restart", "modprobe rtl8187", "/etc/init.d/network-remotefs start",
>> etc., etc.
>> Then ifconfig is OK for those devices.
>> eth_s1_0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:1C:F0:BB:14:E1
>> inet addr:192.168.10.10 Bcast:192.168.10.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
>> inet6 addr: fe80::21c:f0ff:febb:14e1/64 Scope:Link
>> UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
>> RX packets:1927 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
>> TX packets:1923 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
>> collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
>> RX bytes:287532 (280.7 Kb) TX bytes:283044 (276.4 Kb)
>> Interrupt:17 Base address:0xe000
>> wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:15:AF:23:04:37
>> inet addr:192.168.1.4 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
>> inet6 addr: fe80::215:afff:fe23:437/64 Scope:Link
>> UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
>> RX packets:25 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
>> TX packets:62 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
>> collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
>> RX bytes:4324 (4.2 Kb) TX bytes:18470 (18.0 Kb)
>>
>> On 11.3 module-init-tools-3.12-1.3.x86_64
>> On 11.4 Milestone 4 module-init-tools-3.12-5.3.x86_64
>>
>> tindog:/usr/src/linux-2.6.37-rc3-git7 # grep MODULE .config
>> CONFIG_MODULES=y
>> # CONFIG_MODULE_FORCE_LOAD is not set
>> CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD=y
>> CONFIG_MODULE_FORCE_UNLOAD=y
>> CONFIG_MODULE_SRCVERSION_ALL=y
>>
>>
>> Another guy has emailed me saying he's seen the same.
>> 11.3
>> ====
>> gcc version 4.5.0 20100604 [gcc-4_5-branch revision 160292] (SUSE Linux)
>> 11.4 Milestone 4
>> ================
>> gcc version 4.5.1 20101116 [gcc-4_5-branch revision 166793] (SUSE Linux)
>> Regards
>> Sid.
>
>


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