Re: [PATCH] net/3com/3c515: Fix MODULE_ARCH_VERMAGIC redefinition

[Borislav Petkov]

On Sat, Apr 11, 2020 at 07:11:56PM +0300, Leon Romanovsky wrote:
> Probably, this is the right change, but I have a feeling that the right
> solution will be inside headers itself. It is a little bit strange that
> both very common kernel headers like module.h and vermagic.h are location
> dependant.

Judging by how only a couple of net drivers include vermagic.h directly,
doh, of course:

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/3com/3c509.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/3com/3c509.c
index b762176a1406..139d0120f511 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/3com/3c509.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/3com/3c509.c
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@
 #include <linux/device.h>
 #include <linux/eisa.h>
 #include <linux/bitops.h>
-#include <linux/vermagic.h>
 
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/3com/3c515.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/3com/3c515.c
index 90312fcd6319..47b4215bb93b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/3com/3c515.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/3com/3c515.c
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 
 */
 
-#include <linux/vermagic.h>
 #define DRV_NAME		"3c515"
 
 #define CORKSCREW 1

---

Drivers include

#include <linux/module.h>

which includes

#include <asm/module.h>

which defines the arch-specific MODULE_ARCH_VERMAGIC.

Why did you need to include vermagic.h directly? i386 builds fine with
the vermagic.h includes removed or was it some other arches which needed
it?

Thx.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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