Hi Jan, Thanks for the information. But the thing is, i don't see any error messages on my console to confirm that the dynamic library loading is failing.
However, i think the first solution you suggested is worth trying. Where can i get sash source code? thanks, Prakash --- Jan Damborsky <Jan.Damborsky at devcom.cz> wrote: > Prakash kanthi wrote: > > >Hi FOlks, > > > >I finally reached the last step (hopefully) of > linux > >kernel booting process. Kernel gets stuck after > doing > >a 'execve("/bin/sh")'. I tried using different > >ramdisks, still no difference. > > > >I added few printk's in the source, following the > >function call path from 'execve' call. Following is > >the output. You can see that, execve goes through > >without any file permission problems and > subsequently > >it tries to open /lib/ld.so.1 flawlessly. After > that i > >see nothing on the terminal. > > > >--------- > >init:Trying to bring /bin/sh up. > >do_execve:enter for /bin/sh > >open_exec:enter for /bin/sh. > >open_exec:Permission error=0. > >dentry_open:enter. > >dentry_open: after file->f_op->open. 0 > >open_exec:enter for /lib/ld.so.1. > >open_exec:Permission error=0. > >dentry_open:enter. > >dentry_open: after file->f_op->open. 0 > >do_execve: after search_binary_handler. retval=0 > >----------- > > > > > >I wrote a small standalone program hello.c to test, > if > >i can dynamically load it from init() instead of > >loading /bin/sh. I compiled the program added it to > my > >ramdisk and called from init(). Following is the > >output. You can see that, it did all of it that it > did > >for /bin/sh and also tried to open > /etc/ld.so.preload > >and /etc/ld.so.cache and failed. But again towards > the > >end, it tries to open /lib/libc.so.6 and succeds > but > >still no output is displayed that hello.c is trying > to > >print. > > > >--------- > >init:Trying to bring /bin/hello up. > >do_execve:enter for /bin/hello > >open_exec:enter for /bin/hello. > >open_exec:Permission error=0. > >dentry_open:enter. > >dentry_open: after file->f_op->open. 0 > >open_exec:enter for /lib/ld.so.1. > >open_exec:Permission error=0. > >dentry_open:enter. > >dentry_open: after file->f_op->open. 0 > >do_execve: after search_binary_handler. retval=0 > >sys_open:enter for /etc/ld.so.preload. > >sys_open:unused_fd=3. > >filp_open:enter for /etc/ld.so.preload. > >filp_open:open_namei error -2. > >sys_open:enter for /etc/ld.so.cache. > >sys_open:unused_fd=3. > >filp_open:enter for /etc/ld.so.cache. > >filp_open:open_namei error -2. > >sys_open:enter for /lib/libc.so.6. > >sys_open:unused_fd=3. > >filp_open:enter for /lib/libc.so.6. > >filp_open:open_namei error 0. > >dentry_open:enter. > >dentry_open: after file->f_op->open. 0 > >----------- > > > >Can someone please throw some light on this? > > > >Thanks, > >Prakash > > > > > > > Hello Prakash, > > I have had similar problem with HardHat Linux, but > when > I have changed to ElinOS distribution from SYSGO > corporation, > all works well. But I have find a little "HOWTO" to > solve this > problem in HardHat Linux, may be it will help you a > bit. > I am sorry I am not posting URL link to this > document, > because I don't remember it, but I think document is > not > so large so I am attaching it. Once more, I > apologize to other people > who are not interested in this problem. > > > By, > > Jan > > > > ATTACHMENT part 2 application/x-zip-compressed name=LoadingSharedLibraryInHardHat.zip ** Sent via the linuxppc-embedded mail list. See http://lists.linuxppc.org/