[Prism54-users] Re: free_netdev

Herbert Valerio Riedel hvr@hvrlab.org
Wed, 5 Nov 2003 07:26:50 +0100


On Tue, Nov 04, 2003 at 06:16:35PM -0800, David foresman wrote:
> --- David Foresman <sparhawk@hawkwing.com> wrote:
> > I am trying to install the Prism54 module on my
> > Mandrake linux 9.2 system.  I have used both the
> > standard Mandrake 9.2 2.4.22 kernel, and a newer MM
> > kernel.  
> > 
> > I have been able to install the module, but get 
> > 
> > [root@asmodean ksrc]# insmod prism54.o
> > prism54.o: unresolved symbol free_netdev
> > [root@asmodean ksrc]# 

well, free_netdev was added to 2.4.23pre# sometime... it wasn't in
2.4.22... as a hack(!), you could replace free_netdev by kfree 

but I'm wondering whether you'll have alloc_netdev... since that was
added in 2.4.23pre too...

(btw, the readme says the driver is targeted at 2.4.23+ and 2.6.0+)

regards,
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