Re: [PATCH] INITEST: Documentation: Explains how INITEST works.

2016-09-29 Thread Bjørn Mork
Amit Kumar writes: > Signed-off-by: Amit Kumar > > This is a test patch. > Is this patch in right format? > --- > Documentation/initest.txt | 7 +++ > 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) > create mode 100644 Documentation/initest.txt > >

Re: [PATCH] INITEST: Documentation: Explains how INITEST works.

2016-09-29 Thread Greg KH
On Fri, Sep 30, 2016 at 10:47:09AM +0530, Amit Kumar wrote: > Signed-off-by: Amit Kumar > > This is a test patch. > Is this patch in right format? What exactly do you mean by "right format"? What do you want reviewed here, the content of the patch, or the other stuff

[PATCH] INITEST: Documentation: Explains how INITEST works.

2016-09-29 Thread Amit Kumar
Signed-off-by: Amit Kumar This is a test patch. Is this patch in right format? --- Documentation/initest.txt | 7 +++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) create mode 100644 Documentation/initest.txt diff --git a/Documentation/initest.txt b/Documentation/initest.txt

Re: Sending Patches using official Mail id

2016-09-29 Thread Greg KH
On Fri, Sep 30, 2016 at 12:32:16AM +0530, Raul Piper wrote: > Hi, > How can I send the patches to the kernel mainline using official mail > id using git-send? What do you mean by "official mail id"? > I am using microsoft exchange server and outlook as a client.What > configuration i have to do

Re: Sending Patches using official Mail id

2016-09-29 Thread Raul Piper
On Fri, Sep 30, 2016 at 12:37 AM, Giedrius Statkevičius wrote: > On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 10:02 PM, Raul Piper wrote: >> Hi, >> How can I send the patches to the kernel mainline using official mail >> id using git-send? >> I am using

Sending Patches using official Mail id

2016-09-29 Thread Raul Piper
Hi, How can I send the patches to the kernel mainline using official mail id using git-send? I am using microsoft exchange server and outlook as a client.What configuration i have to do on my linux or WIndows PC development machine. I have read about the IMAP configuration but not sure how to

Re: insmod failing to insert a simple module

2016-09-29 Thread Valdis . Kletnieks
On Thu, 29 Sep 2016 17:54:55 +0530, Madhu K said: > Linux BLR-PCUB-01141 4.5.0-rc7 > vermagic: 4.5.0-rc7+ SMP mod_unload modversions 686 One is a straight 4.5.0-rc7 (and why are you using that and not the released 4.5.0, anyhow?), and the other is 4.5.0-rc7+ with a plus sign, which means

Re: insmod failing to insert a simple module

2016-09-29 Thread Greg KH
On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 05:57:47PM +0530, Madhu K wrote: > Hi, > > I am runnig 4.0.5_rc7 kernel and I built the module for same kernel. > > uname -a output : > > Linux BLR-PCUB-01141 4.5.0-rc7 #2 SMP Wed Mar 23 15:51:13 IST 2016 x86_64 > x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux "4.5.0-rc7" is different han

Re: insmod failing to insert a simple module

2016-09-29 Thread Alexander Kapshuk
On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 3:24 PM, Madhu K wrote: > Hi, > > uname -a output : > > Linux BLR-PCUB-01141 4.5.0-rc7 #2 SMP Wed Mar 23 15:51:13 IST 2016 x86_64 > x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux > > And my modinfo of my module is : > > icense:Dual BSD/GPL > srcversion:

Re: insmod failing to insert a simple module

2016-09-29 Thread Madhu K
Hi, I am runnig 4.0.5_rc7 kernel and I built the module for same kernel. uname -a output : Linux BLR-PCUB-01141 4.5.0-rc7 #2 SMP Wed Mar 23 15:51:13 IST 2016 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux And my modinfo of my module is : icense:Dual BSD/GPL srcversion: 1D16256F51E63BC3632B65B

Re: insmod failing to insert a simple module

2016-09-29 Thread Madhu K
Hi, uname -a output : Linux BLR-PCUB-01141 4.5.0-rc7 #2 SMP Wed Mar 23 15:51:13 IST 2016 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux And my modinfo of my module is : icense:Dual BSD/GPL srcversion: 1D16256F51E63BC3632B65B depends: vermagic: 4.5.0-rc7+ SMP mod_unload modversions 686 So

Re: insmod failing to insert a simple module

2016-09-29 Thread Greg KH
A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail? A: No. Q: Should I include quotations after my reply? http://daringfireball.net/2007/07/on_top On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 05:31:52PM +0530, Madhu K wrote: > No it is not the requirement, when I downloaded the source "4.0.5-rc7+" was >

AW:insmod failing to insert a simple module

2016-09-29 Thread Johannes Thoma
Typeuname -aon the box where you try the insmod. If it says anything else than 4.0.5-rc7+ for the kernel version then this is the reason why insmod fails.BestJohannes___ Kernelnewbies mailing list Kernelnewbies@kernelnewbies.org

Re: insmod failing to insert a simple module

2016-09-29 Thread Quentin Lambert
On 29/09/2016 14:01, Madhu K wrote: > No it is not the requirement, when I downloaded the source > "4.0.5-rc7+" was latest. Is there any problem with 4.0.5-rc7+? What Greg is telling you is that for you to be able to insmod a module you need to be running the same kernel version as the source

Re: insmod failing to insert a simple module

2016-09-29 Thread Madhu K
No it is not the requirement, when I downloaded the source "4.0.5-rc7+" was latest. Is there any problem with 4.0.5-rc7+? Thanks, Madhu On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 4:54 PM, Greg KH wrote: > On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 03:26:49PM +0530, Madhu K wrote: > > Hi All, > > > > While inserting

Re: insmod failing to insert a simple module

2016-09-29 Thread Greg KH
On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 03:26:49PM +0530, Madhu K wrote: > Hi All, > > While inserting a kernel module, insmod is failing with following error. > > > insmod: error inserting 'page_walk.ko': Invalid module format. > > I verified the modinfo of "page_walk.ko" it is showing version magic as : >

Re: insmod failing to insert a simple module

2016-09-29 Thread Madhu K
How to check correct headers, and when I download or clone the latest kernel don't they provide the headers along with kernel ? Thanks, Madhu On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 4:00 PM, Pasquier, Thomas wrote: > Did you verify that you are building your module against the correct >

Re: insmod failing to insert a simple module

2016-09-29 Thread Pasquier, Thomas
Did you verify that you are building your module against the correct headers? On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 5:56 AM, Madhu K wrote: > Hi All, > > While inserting a kernel module, insmod is failing with following error. > > insmod: error inserting 'page_walk.ko': Invalid module

insmod failing to insert a simple module

2016-09-29 Thread Madhu K
Hi All, While inserting a kernel module, insmod is failing with following error. insmod: error inserting 'page_walk.ko': Invalid module format. I verified the modinfo of "page_walk.ko" it is showing version magic as : 4.0.5_rc7+ SMP mod_unload modversions 686 what does "mod_unload" mean here?

Re: Virtual Address Space

2016-09-29 Thread arshad hussain
> On 28-Sep-2016, at 10:36 am, Madhu K wrote: > > Hi All, The support comes right through from the architecture. Linear address: Also virtual address. This is Address CPU can address. This is 0 - 4GB under 32bit architecture. Physical address: This are actual memory

My recent spam on the lists.

2016-09-29 Thread Raymond Jennings
I don't know why but claws decided to crap itself and spam everyone with half-typed versions of the same message. My internet was flaking out at the time too. Anyone know what happened, and any ideas for a more stable client that doesn't half-ass a message in multiple spammy chunks? Also, is it