Re: [2.4 patch] disallow modular BINFMT_ELF

[Isaac Claymore]

On Wed, Jan 07, 2004 at 11:51:09PM -0800, Andrew Morton wrote:
> 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'.

Could you please give some hint about what's hindering ELF support from
being a module?

Just curious, thanks.


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