Re: Can modules be stripped?

["Bradley D. LaRonde" <brad@ltc.com>]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Maciej W. Rozycki" <macro@ds2.pg.gda.pl>
To: "Scott A McConnell" <samcconn@cotw.com>
Cc: "MIPS/Linux List (SGI)" <linux-mips@oss.sgi.com>
Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 12:57 PM
Subject: Re: Can modules be stripped?


> On Fri, 12 Apr 2002, Scott A McConnell wrote:
>
> > If I strip a module, insmod dies in obj_load() with Floating point
> > exception.
>
>  You can't strip modules as they are relocatables -- global symbols and
> relocations have to stay intact.

OK, you can't strip kernel modules (news to me, then again how often do I
use modules?), but it can't be because they "are relocatables".  I routinely
strip libraries without problem, and those are relocatables too.

So what's the real reason?

Regards,
Brad