I try write simple kernel module (v3.6) in nasm, but insmod say me:
$ sudo insmod ./hello.ko
insmod: ERROR: could not insert module ./hello.ko: Invalid module format
$ echo $?
1
I compile my code with:
$ nasm -f elf64 -o hello.m hello.asm
$ ld -m elf_x86_64 -r -o hello.ko hello.m
and my module code:
section .modinfo
__mod_kernel_version db "kernel_version=3.6.8", 0
__mod_license db "license=GPL", 0
__mod_author db "author=actics", 0
__mod_description db "description=hello world module in nasm", 0
section .data
init_mess db "init_module", 10, 0
cleanup_mess db "cleanup_module", 10, 0
section .text
global init_module
global cleanup_module
extern printk
init_module:
push rbp
mov rbp, rsp
xor rax, rax
mov rdi, init_mess
call printk
xor rax, rax
mov rsp, rbp
pop rbp
ret
cleanup_module:
push rbp
mov rbp, rsp
xor rax, rax
mov rdi, cleanup_mess
call printk
xor rax, rax
mov rsp, rbp
pop rbp
ret
Please help. In internets i found 1 link with equal code for 2.4, but he doesnt work too My system - archlinux with 3.6.8 kernel
UPDATE: in nasm forum i find thread with interesting solution. It's work for me, if my module do return 0 and exit :) But if i try add "extern printk" the insmod say me next:
ERROR: could not insert module hello.ko: Invalid parameters
What i'm doing wrong? my code:
[bits 64]
global init_module
global cleanup_module
;extern printk
section .modinfo
__mod_description8 db 'description=Simple module',0
align 16,db 0
__mod_author7 db 'author=That´s me',0
__mod_license6 db 'license=GPL',0
align 16,db 0
__module_depends db 'depends=',0
align 32,db 0
__mod_vermagic5 db 'vermagic=3.6.8-1-ARCH SMP preempt mod_unload modversions ',0 ;from a .ko module of my system
section __versions
____versions db 0xdf, 0xbc, 0xbf, 0x8c, 0, 0, 0, 0, "module_layout" ;from a .ko module of my system
align 64,db 0
section .data
init_mess db "init_module", 10, 0
cleanup_mess db "cleanup_module", 10, 0
section .text
init_module:
xor rax, rax
ret
cleanup_module:
xor rax, rax
ret
section .gnu.linkonce.this_module
times 24 db 0
__name: db 'Simple', 0
times (0x168 - 24 - 7) db 0
__init_module: dq init_module
times 0x2ac db 0
__cleanup_module: dq cleanup_module
times 1152 db 0
this code work with: nasm -f elf64 hello.asm -o hello.o
but if i uncomment printk this no working!)