Can't load yaffs.o (unresolved symbol __get_mtd_device)

[Charles Manning]

On Monday 04 August 2003 21:18, llandre wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm using recent YAFFS sources downloaded via CVS on Aug, 1st with the
> kernel linuxppc_devel_2.4.21-pre5.
> I succesfully built the yaffs module but I can't load it with the insmod
> command.
>
> Here what I get when trying to load:
>
> bash-2.05# /sbin/insmod -v yaffs.o
> Using yaffs.o
> Symbol version prefix ''
> yaffs.o: unresolved symbol __get_mtd_device
> bash-2.05#
>
> In the kernel's symbol list (System.map) I see the get_mtd_device symbol.
> Why does the dynamic linker add two underscores '__'?
> How to solve the problem?

I think you are using an inconsistent version of mtd.

The mtd I have here (definitely not the latest!) exports the symbol 
__get_mtd_device from mtdcore.c

>
> Thanx in advance and best regards.
>
> PS: I posted the message to the YAFFS's ml too, but unfortunately I got no
> answers :-(

Sorry I have been very ill the last two weeks.

-- CHarles