How to include module in kernel !!!

[ankit4u1]

Hi,

I have RHEL 5 Server. I am pretty new to linux.

There is a dir. called /usr/src/kernels/2.6.18.8.../crypto/...

I installed Openswan 3.0.06 on linux box and so, after installing, i have a directory called ocf in /usr/src/kernels/2.6.18.8.../crypto/, which was not there before installing Openswan.

Now, I need to include Cryptographic modules. So, went to /usr/src/kernels/2.6.18.8../ and then did

make menuconfig

I saw a lot of options there, where I found out Cryptographic modules --> OCF --> and then selected the modules I wanted as <M> and saved the configuration.

Now, I went to /usr/src/kernels/2.6.18.8../crypto/ocf/ and did

make -C /lib/modules/2.6.18.8../build/ -M=`pwd` modules

, so that I can get .ko files in /usr/src/kernels/2.6.18.8../crypto/ocf/ directory. But I don't get anything... The output of the above make is as follows

make: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-8.el5-i686` Building              
  Modules, stage 2.
  MODPOST 
make: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-8.el5-i686`

There should be .ko files in /crypto/ocf/ directory, which are not there....It seems I have committed some mistake including modules. Can you help me please? I would appreciate it. Thank you.

Regards,
Ankit

[Franklin52]

Remove the "-" sign before "-M=`pwd` modules", it should be something like:

make -C /lib/modules/2.6.18.8../build/ M=`pwd` modules

Regards

[ankit4u1]

I did that, I am getting errors like this:

[root@localhost ocf]# make -C /lib/modules/2.6.18-8.el5/build/ M=`pwd` modules
make: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-8.el5-i686'
  CC [M]  /usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-8.el5-i686/crypto/ocf/crypto.o
In file included from /usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-8.el5-i686/crypto/ocf/crypto.c:30:
include/linux/config.h:6:2: warning: #warning Including config.h is deprecated.
/usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-8.el5-i686/crypto/ocf/crypto.c:120: error: expected ‘)’ before string constant
/usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-8.el5-i686/crypto/ocf/crypto.c:137: error: expected ‘)’ before string constant
/usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-8.el5-i686/crypto/ocf/crypto.c:148: error: expected ‘)’ before string constant
/usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-8.el5-i686/crypto/ocf/crypto.c:152: error: static declaration of ‘crypto_userasymcrypto’ follows non-static declaration
/usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-8.el5-i686/crypto/ocf/./cryptodev.h:381: error: previous declaration of ‘crypto_userasymcrypto’ was here
/usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-8.el5-i686/crypto/ocf/crypto.c:153: error: expected ‘)’ before string constant
/usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-8.el5-i686/crypto/ocf/crypto.c:157: error: static declaration of ‘crypto_devallowsoft’ follows non-static declaration
/usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-8.el5-i686/crypto/ocf/./cryptodev.h:382: error: previous declaration of ‘crypto_devallowsoft’ was here
/usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-8.el5-i686/crypto/ocf/crypto.c:158: error: expected ‘)’ before string constant
make[1]: *** [/usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-8.el5-i686/crypto/ocf/crypto.o] Error 1
make: *** [_module_/usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-8.el5-i686/crypto/ocf] Error 2
make: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-8.el5-i686'

There are problems in cryptodev.h and crypto.c !! I saw those files and seems to be ok !! Should I copy paste those lines of these files where I am getting error here in this thread?

[Franklin52]

I can't help further, this seems to be something RHEL 2.6.18 specific.
I'm hoping that someone who's familiar with this problem will come along.

Regards

[ankit4u1]

Hey I inserted the module.

Actually, I applied patches and debugged those erros I got. Took a little bit of time to debug, but then was not that hard. Patches helped me...

thanks for the effort.

Regads,
Ankit

[Franklin52]

Good to hear you got the solution.

Regards