Compiling a module/Kernel mismatch

fbarre · 09-04-2003, 03:36 PM

I'm trying to learn how to write modules and compiled a simple "hello world".
After compilation, I tried loading it with "insmod" but I couldn't
and returns a msg that says:

Kernel mismatch, module compiled with kernel 2.4.9 and the current kernel is 2.4.21.

I don't understand where the 2.4.9 kernel came from because my current kernel is 2.4.21.

thanks,

bastard23 · 09-04-2003, 04:17 PM

fbarre,

The system include files (/usr/include/linux) are from an older kernel. They are the headers that glibc was compiled against. This is the way it should be. You need to force the include (-I gcc option) to use your current kernel (-I- turns off previous includes). Something like -I- -I/lib/modules/`uname -r`/build/include or where ever your kernel source lives.

Good Luck,
chris

PS Maybe this would be better served in the programming section?

fbarre · 09-04-2003, 09:26 PM

Hey Bastard23,

Thanks for your tip, I go it working!
To those of you who might run into the same problem, do:

gcc -c -Wall -I /usr/src/linux/include/ hello.c

- c : to create object file "hello.o"
- Wall: report all warnings, very helpfull to see where the include
files are picked up from.
- I: to look at that directory for include files

note that /usr/src/linux might be a different name in your case such as linux-2.4.21... in my case it's a soft link to /usr/src/linux-2.4.21.

happy linuxing!