Re: port-amd64/32816: amd64 can not load lkms

[Andrew Doran <ad%netbsd.org@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR port-amd64/32816; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Andrew Doran <ad%netbsd.org@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Cc: port-amd64-maintainer%netbsd.org@localhost, 
gnats-admin%netbsd.org@localhost,
        netbsd-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost, martin%aprisoft.de@localhost
Subject: Re: port-amd64/32816: amd64 can not load lkms
Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2009 08:24:28 +0000

 On Sun, Apr 19, 2009 at 02:20:03AM +0000, matthew green wrote:
 
 > From: matthew green <mrg%eterna.com.au@localhost>
 > To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
 > Cc: netbsd-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
 > Subject: Re: port-amd64/32816: amd64 can not load lkms
 > Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2009 12:18:17 +1000
 > 
 >  FYI:
 >  
 >  i tested andrew's fix for this on netbsd-5 and have submitted pullups.
 
 IIRC amd64 was loading lkms into the ISA I/O hole and so corrupting shadowed
 ROM images, video memory, etc.
   
 >  there's another problem with /dev/ksyms not working properly for modload
 >  (really ld(1)) that is workaroundable with -A /netbsd.
 
 I have a patch to disable /dev/ksyms usage in modload. It doesn't really
 matter for the LKMs that we ship.