From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.5 required=3.0 tests=FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN, FREEMAIL_FROM,HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_PASS, USER_AGENT_NEOMUTT autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6204FC71122 for ; Sun, 14 Oct 2018 19:23:43 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ED75820835 for ; Sun, 14 Oct 2018 19:23:42 +0000 (UTC) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 mail.kernel.org ED75820835 Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dmarc=fail (p=none dis=none) header.from=orcon.net.nz Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; spf=none smtp.mailfrom=linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1726660AbeJODFl (ORCPT ); Sun, 14 Oct 2018 23:05:41 -0400 Received: from smtp-1.orcon.net.nz ([60.234.4.34]:51392 "EHLO smtp-1.orcon.net.nz" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1726375AbeJODFl (ORCPT ); Sun, 14 Oct 2018 23:05:41 -0400 X-Greylist: delayed 2502 seconds by postgrey-1.27 at vger.kernel.org; Sun, 14 Oct 2018 23:05:40 EDT Received: from [121.99.228.40] (port=5878 helo=tower) by smtp-1.orcon.net.nz with esmtpa (Exim 4.86_2) (envelope-from ) id 1gBlKr-0002Tr-Py; Mon, 15 Oct 2018 07:41:53 +1300 Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2018 07:41:48 +1300 From: Michael Cree To: Bob Tracy Cc: Meelis Roos , linux-alpha@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Relocation (type 4) overflow on alpha for big module Message-ID: <20181014184148.m6jb5ohb5onu6c3k@tower> Mail-Followup-To: Michael Cree , Bob Tracy , Meelis Roos , linux-alpha@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org References: <5bc11e00-258d-a6ea-fe63-ddcfdb847071@linux.ee> <20181014173306.GA14639@gherkin.frus.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20181014173306.GA14639@gherkin.frus.com> User-Agent: NeoMutt/20170113 (1.7.2) X-GeoIP: NZ X-Spam_score: -2.9 X-Spam_score_int: -28 X-Spam_bar: -- Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Sun, Oct 14, 2018 at 12:33:06PM -0500, Bob Tracy wrote: > On Sun, Oct 14, 2018 at 10:07:13AM +0300, Meelis Roos wrote: > > I decided to try btrfs on one of my alphas and got a surprise - btrfs module does not load: > > Confirmed on a PWS 433au running 4.19.0-rc6 with latest "sid" toolchain. Known and long-standing problem in the Alpha kernel module loader. Requires extra code implmented to support loading such large modules which no one has done. Workaround is to build the kernel with such modules (e.g. radeon, btrfs) in-built. Cheers Michael.