Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2000 10:24:41 -0400 From: Jay Sachs <jay@avacet.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: module_register/linker_file_sysinit messages Message-ID: <39F6ED29.6497A26A@avacet.com> References: <20001024205317.A20261@staub.net>
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Phil Staub wrote:
>
> After a fresh install of 4.1R followed by building/installing a new
> kernel, I now get numerous messages of the following form upon boot:
>
> module_register: module miibus/xmphy already exists!
> linker_file_sysinit "miibus.ko" failed to register! 17
>
> Could someone point me to the meaning and resolution of this? It's not
> obvious from manpages, handbook or faq (or at least my searches came
> up empty). I also did a little poking around in the config files in
> /boot. The closest thing I could find was an entry in
> /boot/defaults/loader.conf that said:
>
> miibus_load="NO" # miibus support, needed for some drivers
>
> Should this say "YES"? I'm running ed and xl drivers.
>
> Thanks,
> Phil
As a possibly related "me-too", I get this console message as PPPoE
starts up. I have NETGRAPH, NETGRAPH_PPP and NETGRAPH_PPPOE options set
in the kernel config, but as soon as ppp makes the connection, I get an
equivalent message, but related to the negraph.ko module. Things
function normally though.
In sys/kern/kern_module.c, I see
/* temporary kludge until kernel `file' attachment registers modules */
error = module_register(data, linker_kernel_file);
if (error)
panic("module_register_init: register of module failed! %d",
error);
mod = module_lookupbyname(data->name);
if (mod == NULL)
panic("module_register_init: module STILL not found!");
If it's a hack, why not make it a friendlier hack and special-case a
return of EEXIST from module_register()? Either print a different
message, or no message at all, perhaps.
jay
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