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Subject: Re: kldload: Unsupported file type
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John Baldwin wrote:
>>> It is printed whenever a kernel module is loaded.
>>> The modules load OK. Nothing special or different about them.
>>>
>>>       
...
> The kernel is a link_elf type object I believe, so you have to have it.
>
>   

That follows (I was reading this the other day 'cause we don't support 
weak ELF symbols in the kernel for C++) however, why is the message 
being triggered now?

Could it be ET_REL ?
There have been no major changes to linking for the 6.3 buildkernel 
target IIRC.


BTW only my amd64 system appears to be affected.

later
BMS