[OpenAFS] Can't Load OpenAFS 1.2.7 Client Under RH 7.3 / Kernel 2.4.18-17.7.x

[Derrick J Brashear]

On Fri, 18 Oct 2002, Computers in Medicine wrote:

> I was running OpenAFS 1.2.6 Under Red Hat 7.3 with kernel 2.4.18.10
> with no problems.  Yesterday I upgraded to kernel 2.4.18-17.7.x using
> the Red Hat RPMs.  I then tried to build OpenAFS 1.2.7 as follows

Is this a kernel update for RedHat 7.3?

> /usr/vice/etc/modload/libafs-2.4.18-17.7.x.o: unresolved symbol sys_call_table

That's... very special.

> So my question is how can I get OpenAFS working again?  Did I do
> something wrong?  This procedure has always worked before when building
> modules for new kernels.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Yes, but it's all politics. Anyhow, you have 3 choices:
-rebuild their kernel exporting sys_call_table
-reinstall an older kernel which isn't so anal
-use the Redhat 8.0 SRPM from OpenAFS 1.2.7 to build your kernel module