Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2013 01:29:25 GMT From: "Guy M. Broome" <gmbroome@vcu.edu> To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: powerpc/175151: Loader fails to load modules on PPC64 Message-ID: <201301090129.r091TP1V072508@red.freebsd.org> Resent-Message-ID: <201301090130.r091U0Vw014415@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 175151 >Category: powerpc >Synopsis: Loader fails to load modules on PPC64 >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-ppc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Wed Jan 09 01:30:00 UTC 2013 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Guy M. Broome >Release: 9.1-RELEASE >Organization: Virginia Commonwealth University >Environment: FreeBSD YeOldeMacG5.local1707.net 9.1-RELEASE FreeBSD 9.1-RELEASE #0: Wed Dec 5 22:23:59 UTC 2012 root@anacreon.physics.wisc.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC64 powerpc >Description: When attempting to load modules before kernel execution, the following error message is given (example module name used): ---(BEGIN LOADER OUTPUT)--- /boot/kernel/if_tap.ko text=0x176 data=0x121+0x212 syms=[0x8+0xed+0x8+0xa2d] loading required module '' can't find '' ---(END LOADER OUTPUT)--- The requested module fails to load, and shown by lsmod (in loader) and kldstat (post-boot), and the functionality is not available in the booted system. The problems occurs regardless of whether or not a proper linker.hints is present; loader behavior does not change either way. All tested modules are affected. Each modules loads and functions normally post-boot. >How-To-Repeat: System: Power Mac G5 dual-CPU 4GB RAM FreeBSD 9.1 installed to local HDD, using standard APM maps and UFS partitions. Attempt to load a module at boot. The load fails. >Fix: No fix known at this time; attempted stock 9.1R loader / kernel / modules, as well as custom-built variants. All produce the same error. >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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