Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 01:36:19 -0800 From: Luigi Rizzo <rizzo@icir.org> To: Gleb Smirnoff <glebius@freebsd.org> Cc: net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: if_bridge.ko requires INET6... Message-ID: <20060201013619.A70391@xorpc.icir.org> In-Reply-To: <20060201090421.GT4297@FreeBSD.org>; from glebius@freebsd.org on Wed, Feb 01, 2006 at 12:04:21PM %2B0300 References: <20060201005658.A70005@xorpc.icir.org> <20060201090421.GT4297@FreeBSD.org>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
On Wed, Feb 01, 2006 at 12:04:21PM +0300, Gleb Smirnoff wrote: > On Wed, Feb 01, 2006 at 12:56:58AM -0800, Luigi Rizzo wrote: > L> just noticed that if_bridge.ko fails to load if your kernel > L> is not compiled with INET6 - the failure is actually only > L> on symbols related to stats gathering in > L> bridge_ip6_checkbasic() > L> > L> I wonder if it might be worthwhile just ignoring > L> those stats when compiling if_bridge as a module, > L> so it can be loaded on ipv4 only kernels ? > > If you have compiled the modules as part of buildkernel > target, then all options from kernel would apply to all > modules, thus the bridge_ip6_checkbasic() function won't > be present in if_bridge.ko, and you would successfully > load the module. i _did_ compile the modules with make buildkernel and this how i got the failure. This was on a relatively fresh 6.0-STABLE tree. Perhaps it has been fixed in -current but not in -stable ? > P.S. This is not if_bridge neither INET6 problem. This is > generic problem with modules built outside of buildkernel > target. see above. I am glad there is a fix designed to address this problem, now it's just a matter of figuring out why the fix doesn't work :) cheers luigi > -- > Totus tuus, Glebius. > GLEBIUS-RIPN GLEB-RIPE > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-net@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-net-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?20060201013619.A70391>