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Date:      Fri, 28 Nov 2025 18:17:42 +0000
From:      bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org
To:        bugs@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   [Bug 291273] p9fs module missing symbol exports -- dependent modules fail to load with module loader local symbol resolution disabled
Message-ID:  <bug-291273-227@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>

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            Bug ID: 291273
           Summary: p9fs module missing symbol exports -- dependent
                    modules fail to load with module loader local symbol
                    resolution disabled
           Product: Base System
           Version: 16.0-CURRENT
          Hardware: Any
                OS: Any
            Status: New
          Severity: Affects Only Me
          Priority: ---
         Component: kern
          Assignee: bugs@FreeBSD.org
          Reporter: emaste@freebsd.org
            Blocks: 207898

See
https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-current/2025-November/009500.html
for background.

To reproduce, set
debug.link_elf_leak_locals=0
debug.link_elf_obj_leak_locals=0
then

# kldload virtio_p9fs.ko
link_elf_obj: symbol p9_init_zones undefined
linker_load_file: /boot/kernel/virtio_p9fs.ko - unsupported file type
kldload: an error occurred while loading module virtio_p9fs.ko. Please check
dmesg(8) for more details.

The module's Makefile should have an EXPORT_SYMS= line that lists all of the
symbols to be intentionally exported.

Another option is to just set EXPORT_SYMS=YES.  An explicit export list is
preferred over EXPORT_SYMS=YES, unless we actually want all symbols exported.


Referenced Bugs:

https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=207898
[Bug 207898] kernel linker behaves differently on amd64 vs. i386
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