Re: ARM: relocation out of range (when loading a module)

[Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@arm.linux.org.uk>]

On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 06:50:05AM +0100, Alexander Holler wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Am 12.01.2011 19:42, schrieb Russell King - ARM Linux:
>
>> As the overall feeling at the time was "don't use large initrds" it's
>> something I've never really cared about - and I'm still of the opinion
>> that 16MB of compressed initrd/initramfs is rather silly.
>
> Hmm, sorry, I have to disagree. ;)
> E.g. 12MB out of the 16MB in the initramfs I've used are modules.
> I've also created some larger initramfs wich included  X11 and such, and  
> I find it very convenient to use the initramfs to include a rootfs in  
> the the kernel and so only have to handle one file for all. E.g. just  
> load the kernel with the included rootfs via tftp and you are done.

Oddly, that's why I wrote the bootp wrapper, which predates the
currently broken initrd-in-kernel idea.

> Sure this can all be done using an external initrd, but that is much  
> less comfortable to use.
>
> At least I like that feature since it is available and won't miss it now. ;)

The feature isn't available if it doesn't work.  It's not going to get
fixed for 2.6.38 - it'll be 2.6.39 due to the timing and complexity of
the problem.