configs/olimex-stm32_p407: Add logic to support initialization of the kernel module symbol table installed in the pass2/ directory during the application phase of the build. The kmodule configuration appears to be fully functional.

configs/olimex-stm32-p407/README.txt

@@ -333,12 +333,9 @@ must be is one of the following.
        kelf configuration, the logic in apps/example/module will wait on power
        up until the USB FLASH driver has been inserted and initialized.
 
-    STATUS:  There is an issue that makes this configuration unusable at the
+    STATUS:
-      present time:  The symbol table is built by apps/examples/module/drivers/Makefile
+      2018-08-07:  After some struggle, the configuration appears to be
-      in user space.  The problem with that is that the kernel module does reference
+        working correctly.
-      internal kernel symbols which are not available in the user space build context.
-      A mechanism is needed in the build system to build the symbol table in the
-      context of the kernel.  There is currently no way to do that.
 
   knsh:
 

configs/olimex-stm32-p407/kmodule/defconfig

@@ -9,24 +9,10 @@ CONFIG_ARCH_IRQBUTTONS=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_STACKDUMP=y
 CONFIG_ARMV7M_USEBASEPRI=y
 CONFIG_ARM_MPU=y
+CONFIG_BOARD_INITIALIZE=y
+CONFIG_BOARD_INITTHREAD=y
 CONFIG_BOARD_LOOPSPERMSEC=16717
 CONFIG_BUILD_PROTECTED=y
-CONFIG_DEBUG_ASSERTIONS=y
-CONFIG_DEBUG_BINFMT=y
-CONFIG_DEBUG_BINFMT_ERROR=y
-CONFIG_DEBUG_BINFMT_WARN=y
-CONFIG_DEBUG_CUSTOMOPT=y
-CONFIG_DEBUG_ERROR=y
-CONFIG_DEBUG_FEATURES=y
-CONFIG_DEBUG_FS=y
-CONFIG_DEBUG_FS_ERROR=y
-CONFIG_DEBUG_FS_WARN=y
-CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO=y
-CONFIG_DEBUG_SYMBOLS=y
-CONFIG_DEBUG_USB=y
-CONFIG_DEBUG_USB_ERROR=y
-CONFIG_DEBUG_USB_WARN=y
-CONFIG_DEBUG_WARN=y
 CONFIG_EXAMPLES_MODULE=y
 CONFIG_EXAMPLES_MODULE_DEVPATH="/dev/sda"
 CONFIG_EXAMPLES_MODULE_FSREMOVEABLE=y
@@ -34,7 +20,6 @@ CONFIG_FAT_LCNAMES=y
 CONFIG_FAT_LFN=y
 CONFIG_FS_FAT=y
 CONFIG_FS_PROCFS=y
-CONFIG_HOST_WINDOWS=y
 CONFIG_INTELHEX_BINARY=y
 CONFIG_LIB_BOARDCTL=y
 CONFIG_MAX_TASKS=16

configs/olimex-stm32-p407/src/olimex-stm32-p407.h

@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
 #define HAVE_USBHOST    1
 #define HAVE_USBMONITOR 1
 #define HAVE_ELF        1
+#define HAVE_MODSYMS    1
 
 /* Can't support MMC/SD features if mountpoints are disabled or if SDIO support
  * is not enabled.
@@ -131,6 +132,17 @@
 #  undef HAVE_ELF
 #endif
 
+/* Module symbol table */
+
+#if !defined(CONFIG_EXAMPLES_MODULE) || defined(CONFIG_BUILD_FLAT)
+#  undef HAVE_MODSYMS
+#endif
+
+#ifdef HAVE_MODSYMS
+#  define MODSYMS_NSYMBOLS_VAR g_mod_nexports
+#  define MODSYMS_SYMTAB_ARRAY g_mod_exports
+#endif
+
 /* Olimex-STM32-P407 GPIOs **************************************************/
 /* LEDs */
 

configs/olimex-stm32-p407/src/stm32_bringup.c

@@ -54,6 +54,11 @@
 #  include <nuttx/usb/usbmonitor.h>
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_MODULE
+#  include "nuttx/symtab.h"
+#  include "nuttx/lib/modlib.h"
+#endif
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_STM32_OTGFS
 #  include "stm32_usbhost.h"
 #endif
@@ -61,6 +66,15 @@
 #include "stm32.h"
 #include "olimex-stm32-p407.h"
 
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Public Data
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+#ifdef HAVE_MODSYMS
+extern const struct symtab_s MODSYMS_SYMTAB_ARRAY[];
+extern const int MODSYMS_NSYMBOLS_VAR;
+#endif
+
 /****************************************************************************
  * Public Functions
  ****************************************************************************/
@@ -96,6 +110,12 @@ int stm32_bringup(void)
     }
 #endif
 
+#ifdef HAVE_MODSYMS
+  /* Install the module symbol table */
+
+  modlib_setsymtab(MODSYMS_SYMTAB_ARRAY, MODSYMS_NSYMBOLS_VAR);
+#endif
+
 #ifdef HAVE_ELF
   /* Initialize the ELF binary loader */
 

sched/module/mod_insmod.c

@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
  * Name: mod_dumploadinfo
  ****************************************************************************/
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO) && defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_BINFMT)
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_BINFMT_INFO
 static void mod_dumploadinfo(FAR struct mod_loadinfo_s *loadinfo)
 {
   int i;