linux-kernel - Re: Trying to convert old modules to newer kernels

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Date:	Wed, 19 Dec 2007 21:52:19 +0100
From:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
To:	"linux-os (Dick Johnson)" <linux-os@...logic.com>
Cc:	Linux kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Trying to convert old modules to newer kernels

On Wed, Dec 19, 2007 at 03:10:28PM -0500, linux-os (Dick Johnson) wrote:
> 
> 
> Here is a so-called BUG when trying to insert the following
> module into the kernel (2.6.22.1).
> 
> 

> MODULE_ALIAS("MemDev");
> module_init(startup);
> module_exit(quit);

Just a wild guess. Your init and exit functions uses some generic names.
Have you tried renaming them to usual style like:
memdev_init
memdev_exit

So you have no clashes with existing global symbols.

	Sam
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