Re: some minor issues with 2.6.25-rc6-git7-default

[Randy Dunlap]

devzero@xxxxxx wrote:
> > Can you post the full kernel log up to this BUG?
> > It should show that causes the Taint.
>
> oh - yes:
>
> Mar 23 09:12:20 opensuse103 kernel: ac97_codec: module license 'unspecified' taints kernel.
>
> modinfo ac97_codec
> filename:       /lib/modules/2.6.25-rc6-git7-default/kernel/sound/oss/ac97_codec.ko
> srcversion:     8665939D5E471F7E331BB3E
> depends:
> vermagic:       2.6.25-rc6-git7-default SMP mod_unload 586
>
>
> seems MODULE_LICENSE is missing in ./sound/oss/ac97_codec.c !?

It was recently removed for some reason.

I get the impression that you (we) should be using ALSA drivers/codecs
instead of the OSS ones that in the process of being removed.


> > > > > CCing Dave Brownell.
> > > > >
> > > > > > Mar 23 09:14:23 opensuse103 kernel: Generic RTC Driver v1.07
> > > > > > Mar 23 09:14:23 opensuse103 kernel: proc_dir_entry 'rtc' already registered
> > > > > > Mar 23 09:14:23 opensuse103 kernel: Pid: 3994, comm: modprobe Tainted: P         2.6.25-rc6-git7-default #1
> > > > > > Mar 23 09:14:23 opensuse103 kernel:  [<c019a602>] proc_register+0xf3/0x11f
> > > > > > Mar 23 09:14:23 opensuse103 kernel:  [<c019a719>] create_proc_entry+0x69/0x7b
> > > > > > Mar 23 09:14:23 opensuse103 kernel:  [<e0c5f02d>] rtc_generic_init+0x2d/0x54 [genrtc]
> > > > > > Mar 23 09:14:23 opensuse103 kernel:  [<c013c1de>] sys_init_module+0x16b6/0x17c9
> > > > > > Mar 23 09:14:23 opensuse103 kernel:  [<c0108a6a>] sys_mmap2+0x62/0x77
> > > > > > Mar 23 09:14:23 opensuse103 kernel:  [<c01059c4>] sysenter_past_esp+0x6d/0xa9
> > > > > > Mar 23 09:14:23 opensuse103 kernel:  =======================
> > > > uh, "known problem": multiple rtc drivers are being run.
> > > >
> > > > I don't really understand why we haven't been able to fix this - there have
> > > > been numerous reports..
> > > i will take a closer look to determine how/when this happens.
> > I thought that David B. sent a (Kconfig ?) patch for this...
> >
> > ---
> > ~Randy
>
> do you mean this one ?
>
> http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=55ff1aba940ff46d4f6d4fd790ea3e1a47aaa84f
>
> ok, it may be sort of "dumb" to blindly load one module after the other but i would expect a more meaningful message.

No, I meant something else, but I can't find it just now.

--
~Randy
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