multiple dependent out-of-tree modules

[Greg KH]

On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 10:40:12PM -0300, Jorgyano Bruno wrote:
> 
> Hello guys!
> 
> I'm working with three out-of-tree kernel modules, 
> one of them export symbols used by the others. 
> At compile time, MODPOST warns about undefined symbols, 
> which are defined on the first module 
> and used in the second and third modules. 
> When I try to load the modules "insmod" returns the error "Unknown Symbol in
> module" for those symbols warned by MODPOST.
> 
> How can I to compile several out-of-tree modules which depends on one another
> and make  to the dependant modules look for the needed symbols on the
> directories of the modules which have the symbols?

Use modprobe, not insmod, and you will be fine.

greg k-h