nvram driver not possible as a module

[Guido Guenther]

Hi Joerg,
On Wed, Jan 19, 2005 at 11:14:48AM +0100, Joerg Dorchain wrote:
> KConfig says CONFIG_NVRAM is possible as a module. Loading the module
> fails because of an unknown symbol __alloc_bootmem. __alloc_bootmem is
> marked __init. The obvious workaround is to compile the driver not as a
> module, but how can this get really fixed?
Does this help:

--- linux-2.6.9.orig/arch/ppc/platforms/pmac_nvram.c	2004-10-18 23:53:51.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-2.6.9/arch/ppc/platforms/pmac_nvram.c	2004-10-25 09:53:15.000000000 +0200
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@
 			printk(KERN_ERR "nvram: no address\n");
 			return;
 		}
-		nvram_image = alloc_bootmem(NVRAM_SIZE);
+		nvram_image = kmalloc(NVRAM_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (nvram_image == NULL) {
 			printk(KERN_ERR "nvram: can't allocate ram image\n");
 			return;

Cheers,
 -- Guido