Problems with STATICALLY configured loadable kernel modules (DLKM) on 11.11

[Misha Rekhson]

Hello,

we are having problems with what one would expect to be the easier part of dealing with DLKM moduels in 11.11 (PA) - having them included statically in the kernel. Everything works great when we configure and use the modules as a dynamically loaded modules or link them into the kernel in the pre-DLKM way - via a library

Summary: when the module is statically linked (either via SAM or explicit commands), it's included in the kernel (according to nm), however, its _install() doean't get called at boot (or ever). It appears that config doesn't generate a correct /stand/build/conf.c for the _install() function to be called, when it configured as a statically linked module. The problem occurs with all modules that we've tried: our internally developed ones and HP supplied (in ddk) modules.

If we don't package the driver as a module, but use a library instead (as was done in pre-DLKM days), it works as expected (it's included in the kernel, and at boot _install() gets called)


If one looks in the generated /stand/build/conf.c they differ for library drivers and static modules:

If we do it as a library, in the generated conf.c there are following entries
for the driver:

...
extern ourdriver_install();
...

and then it's included in the table of install functions:

int (*driver_install[])() =
{
...
ourdriver_install,
fddi4_install,
.....

However, when it's a statically included module, the above entrires for the driver are missing in any genned C file.

The only portion of conf.c the module appears in is:

char *static_modules[] = {
"ourmodule",
"ufs",
"cdfs",
....


It's hard to belive that, if this is a bug, it hasn't been fixed yet....
However, all we have tried has not helped. Searching HP site didn't turn anything either.


Any ideas?

Thanks,
Misha



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For completeness, when we do this outside of SAM, the following commands
are used:

kminstall -a module
kmconfig -c Y -l N

config /stand/system
kmupdate /stand/build/vmunix_test

shutdown -r 0


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master file:

$VERSION
1
$$$

$DRIVER_INSTALL
*
* Driver Block major Char major Required for
* minimal system
ourmodule -1 -1 0
$$$

$LOADABLE
$$$

$INTERFACE
* Describe all interface name and version that the module is using.
*
* Alternately,
* if the module uses undefined symbols and wish tight coupling with
* kernel, uncomment below line and do not describe any other interface
* name and version. In this case, compatibility is not maintained by HP.
* base
base
$$$

* below section should carry same info. as legacy era
* dependency to legacy can be described here.

$DRIVER_DEPENDENCY
* modname ...
ourmodule wsio
$$$

$TYPE
* modulename modtype classname flags -1 -1
ourmodule wsio_intfc acq csi -1 -1
$$$

$TUNABLE
*tunablename definition defaultvalue minumumvalue
ourmodule_debug OURMODULE_DEBUG 1 0
$$$

[Mike Stroyan]

Do you have patches PHKL_29818 and PHKL_29890 ?

[Misha Rekhson]

Yes, I already had PHKL_29818; installing PHKL_29890 didn't change things.