On Tue, Aug 12, 2003 at 07:41:59PM +0200, Karsten Merker wrote: > Yes, the modules are different. Kernel code on mips and mipsel is CPU type > dependent, i.e. unlike on i386 a kernel module compiled for a "lower" CPU > (e.g. R3k) does not always work on a "higher" CPU (e.g. R4k). The userspace > is compatible, but kernel code is not. Even within the same CPU instruction > set architecture modules are subarch-dependent - this is a limitation in the > current kernel design.
on this archs, the VERSION part includes the subarch specification,
right? like 2.4.21-sparc4 or such.
bastian
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