Re: [Rtlinuxgpl] "rmmod hello" crashing with rtl3.2rc1 cvs

Der Herr Hofrat <[email protected]> Mon, 16 May 2005 10:28:09 +0200 (CEST)
Newsgroups gmane.linux.real-time.rtlinux.general
Message-ID <[email protected]>
> 
> Hello everybody,
> 
> J've just maked some tests with new versions (actually using kernel
> 2.4.20 and 2 years old 2.3pre3 cvs), and here what I've noted :
> 
> When using last rtl3.2rc1 with all following kernels: 2.4.20, 2.4.27,
> 2.4.29, the simple example hello.o, everytime I rmmod it, it is locking
> the machine.
> I've then used current rtl3.2pre3 cvs, and seems to work correctly. No
> crash.
> I'm now using the current combination: patch for kernel 2.4.29 from
> rtl3.2rc1 and rtl32.pre3, I suppose there is no problem to do that
> (patch of newer version and older rtlinux) ?!

no - atleast not known.

> 
> Generally a "rc" version is supposing not a lot of changes, and it
> doesn't seems to be the case, so perhaps the "rc1" should be called
> "pre4" !? ;-)

probably - it was renamed rc1 when I had intendet to wrap it up for 
release - then the OCERA extensions started coming in and it was not
renamed (my mess).

> 
> Else, I'm trying cpp with 2.4.29, and doing a new simple example of
> instance located in mbuff. The sources will follow, and perhaps an
> interesting design for examples directory ?

cpp definitly needs a cleanup - so some working (and usefull) cpp examples
would be nice !

>
I had a crash report for rmmod on UP systems with SMP enabled in the kernl
.config - it went away when that flag was cleared - could you cross check
if that is the case for you ?

thx !
hofrat 
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