2 files changed, 30 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/meta/packages/module-init-tools/files/no-static-binaries.patch b/meta/packages/module-init-tools/files/no-static-binaries.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a9fbb27bf6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/packages/module-init-tools/files/no-static-binaries.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# Building a native, statically-linked insmod can result in ld failing because
+# it can't find a static libc.  A native, static insmod is unnecessary anyway,
+# so this patch just removes it.
+#
+# - jdike@linux.intel.com
+
+Index: module-init-tools-3.2.2/Makefile.am
+===================================================================
+--- module-init-tools-3.2.2.orig/Makefile.am    2010-05-26 15:43:16.000000000 -0400
++++ module-init-tools-3.2.2/Makefile.am 2010-05-26 16:04:06.232990785 -0400
+@@ -5,16 +5,10 @@ rmmod_SOURCES = rmmod.c testing.h
+ depmod_SOURCES = depmod.c moduleops.c tables.c zlibsupport.c depmod.h moduleops.h tables.h list.h testing.h  zlibsupport.h
+ modinfo_SOURCES = modinfo.c zlibsupport.c testing.h zlibsupport.h
+ 
+-insmod_static_SOURCES = insmod.c
+-insmod_static_LDFLAGS = -static
+-# We don't want the $(zlib_flags) here: that makes a dynamic executable
+-insmod_static_LDADD = 
+-
+ EXTRA_insmod_SOURCES = backwards_compat.c
+ EXTRA_lsmod_SOURCES = backwards_compat.c
+ EXTRA_modprobe_SOURCES = backwards_compat.c
+ EXTRA_rmmod_SOURCES = backwards_compat.c
+-EXTRA_insmod_static_SOURCES = backwards_compat.c
+ EXTRA_depmod_SOURCES = moduleops_core.c
+ EXTRA_modinfo_SOURCES = backwards_compat.c
+ 
diff --git a/meta/packages/module-init-tools/module-init-tools-cross_3.2.2.bb b/meta/packages/module-init-tools/module-init-tools-cross_3.2.2.bb
index a86245fde3..02a69193a7 100644
--- a/meta/packages/module-init-tools/module-init-tools-cross_3.2.2.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/module-init-tools/module-init-tools-cross_3.2.2.bb
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 require module-init-tools.inc
-PR = "r3"
+PR = "r4"
 inherit cross
 PROVIDES += "virtual/${TARGET_PREFIX}depmod virtual/${TARGET_PREFIX}depmod-2.6"
 
+SRC_URI += "file://no-static-binaries.patch;patch=1"
+
 EXTRA_OECONF_append = " --program-prefix=${TARGET_PREFIX}"
 
 do_install_append () {