Re: [2.4 patch] disallow modular BINFMT_ELF

From: Andrew Morton
Date: Thu Jan 08 2004 - 02:52:01 EST


Adrian Bunk <bunk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> with no 2.4 kernel BINFMT_ELF=m actually worked, you always get a
>
> <-- snip -->
>
> depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.25-pre4/kernel/fs/binfmt_elf.o
> depmod: smp_num_siblings
> depmod: put_files_struct
> depmod: steal_locks

In 2.6 we gave up and made CONFIG_BINFMT_ELF a def_bool. So people who
want it get it statically linked. People who are making tiny a.out systems
set it to 'n'.
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