linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] init/version.c: Define version

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Date:	Thu, 5 Nov 2009 11:13:09 -0500
From:	linux fan <linuxscratch@...il.com>
To:	daniel@...ielguilak.com
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] init/version.c: Define version_string only if

"[PATCH] init/version.c: Define version_string only if"
causes sysklogd to report "Cannot find map"

Latest kernel in which problem did not occur: 2.6.26.8

Expected result:
----------------

Nov  2 21:46:22 lfs syslogd 1.5.0: restart.
Nov  2 21:46:22 lfs kernel: klogd 1.5.0, log source = /proc/kmsg started.
Nov  2 21:46:22 lfs kernel: Inspecting /boot/System.map-2.6.26.8
Nov  2 21:46:22 lfs kernel: Loaded 27578 symbols from /boot/System.map-2.6.26.8.
Nov  2 21:46:22 lfs kernel: Symbols match kernel version 2.6.26.

Actual result:
--------------

Nov  2 18:27:10 lfs syslogd 1.5.0: restart.
Nov  2 18:27:10 lfs kernel: klogd 1.5.0, log source = /proc/kmsg started.
Nov  2 18:27:10 lfs kernel: Inspecting /boot/System.map-2.6.27
Nov  2 18:27:10 lfs kernel: Cannot find map file.
Nov  2 18:27:10 lfs kernel: Loaded 14585 symbols from 3 modules.

Result after reverse applying patch
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=121606239729367&w=2
-------------------------

Nov  5 09:44:30 lfs syslogd 1.5.0: restart.
Nov  5 09:44:30 lfs kernel: klogd 1.5.0, log source = /proc/kmsg started.
Nov  5 09:44:30 lfs kernel: Inspecting
/boot/System.map-2.6.31.5-notifndefCONFIG_KALLSYMS
Nov  5 09:44:30 lfs kernel: Loaded 31895 symbols from
/boot/System.map-2.6.31.5-notifndefCONFIG_KALLSYMS.
Nov  5 09:44:30 lfs kernel: Symbols match kernel version 2.6.31.
Nov  5 09:44:30 lfs kernel: Loaded 292 symbols from 2 modules.
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