http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=562232 http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=562232#c0 Summary: make module_install fails - depmod cannot allocate memory (reprise) Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE 11.2 Version: Final Platform: 32bit OS/Version: openSUSE 10.2 Status: NEW Severity: Normal Priority: P5 - None Component: Kernel AssignedTo: kernel-maintainers@forge.provo.novell.com ReportedBy: Flavio@Flavioweb.it QAContact: qa@suse.de CC: jeffm@novell.com, devzero@web.de Depends on: 350896 Found By: Community User Blocker: --- Two previous bug reports are marked as "fixed" but: DEPMOD2.6.31.5-0.1flavioweb WARNING: Can't read module /lib/modules/2.6.31.5-0.1-flavioweb/kernel/drivers/ata/libata.ko: Cannot allocate memory WARNING: Can't read module /lib/modules/2.6.31.5-0.1-flavioweb/kernel/drivers/ata/pata_rz1000.ko: Cannot allocate memory WARNING: Can't read module /lib/modules/2.6.31.5-0.1-flavioweb/kernel/drivers/ata/pata_opti.ko: Cannot allocate memory WARNING: Can't read module /lib/modules/2.6.31.5-0.1-flavioweb/kernel/drivers/ata/pata_oldpiix.ko: Cannot allocate memory [...] WARNING: /lib/modules/2.6.31.5-0.1-flavioweb/kernel/drivers/char/scx200_gpio.ko needs unknown symbol scx200_gpio_base WARNING: /lib/modules/2.6.31.5-0.1-flavioweb/kernel/drivers/char/scx200_gpio.ko needs unknown symbol scx200_gpio_configure WARNING: /lib/modules/2.6.31.5-0.1-flavioweb/kernel/drivers/char/scx200_gpio.ko needs unknown symbol scx200_gpio_shadow WARNING: /lib/modules/2.6.31.5-0.1-flavioweb/kernel/drivers/mfd/ucb1400_core.ko needs unknown symbol ac97_bus_type [...] FATAL: Memory allocation failure ../index.c line 133: calloc(sizeof(struct index_node), 1). make: *** [_modinst_post] Error 1 This happens with: #CONFIG_DEBUG_KERNEL yes Don't happens with:#CONFIG_DEBUG_KERNEL is not set I have 512mb ram and 512mb swap. +++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #350896 +++ I tried building a vanilla kernel (2.6.24rc6) on my opensuse 10.3 box because i like to compare if an error with 2.6.24rc6-suse-kotd kernel is reproducable with vanilla kernel. when i do "make modules_install" the process runs for a while and then fails with "Warning: Can`t read module ......: Cannot allocate memory Fatal: Memory allocation failure depmod.c line 119: malloc(sizeof *new + strlen(name) + 1). make: *** [_modinst_post] Error 1 My box has 512MB ram. I startet make a second time and watched growth of depmod process, and it was around 850MB VSZ, 350MB RSS when it failed. Any clue why depmod dies with out of memory error ? -- Configure bugmail: http://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.