• Can't load new modules/driver due to "Exec format error" / "Skipping in

    From Chandler Sobel-Sorenson@21:1/5 to All on Tue Jan 17 10:30:01 2023
    Hi all,

    I'm trying to update the driver for our Intel C62x Chipset QuickAssist Technology add-on card, but getting the mentioned errors when I try to load the modules.  I haven't done this in a while, but I thought the process was pretty straightforward:

    1. Stop the QAT services [ ok ]
    2. `uninstall` the QAT driver [ ok ]
    3. `modprobe -r` any remaining QAT modules [ ok ]
    4. download, extract, `configure`, `make` the new QAT driver [ ok ]
    5. `install` the new driver [ FAIL ]

    For example:

    # make -j16 install
    [...]
    make -C /lib/modules/4.19.0-5-amd64/build M=/usr/local/src/QAT.L.4.20.0-00001/quickassist/qat INSTALL_MOD_DIR=updates modules_install
    make[3]: Entering directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-4.19.0-5-amd64'
      INSTALL /usr/local/src/QAT.L.4.20.0-00001/quickassist/qat/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_200xx/qat_200xx.ko
      INSTALL /usr/local/src/QAT.L.4.20.0-00001/quickassist/qat/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_200xxvf/qat_200xxvf.ko
      INSTALL /usr/local/src/QAT.L.4.20.0-00001/quickassist/qat/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_c3xxx/qat_c3xxx.ko
      INSTALL /usr/local/src/QAT.L.4.20.0-00001/quickassist/qat/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_c3xxxvf/qat_c3xxxvf.ko
      INSTALL /usr/local/src/QAT.L.4.20.0-00001/quickassist/qat/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_c4xxx/qat_c4xxx.ko
      INSTALL /usr/local/src/QAT.L.4.20.0-00001/quickassist/qat/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_c4xxxvf/qat_c4xxxvf.ko
      INSTALL /usr/local/src/QAT.L.4.20.0-00001/quickassist/qat/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_c62x/qat_c62x.ko
      INSTALL /usr/local/src/QAT.L.4.20.0-00001/quickassist/qat/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_c62xvf/qat_c62xvf.ko
      INSTALL /usr/local/src/QAT.L.4.20.0-00001/quickassist/qat/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/intel_qat.ko
      INSTALL /usr/local/src/QAT.L.4.20.0-00001/quickassist/qat/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_d15xx/qat_d15xx.ko
      INSTALL /usr/local/src/QAT.L.4.20.0-00001/quickassist/qat/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_d15xxvf/qat_d15xxvf.ko
      INSTALL /usr/local/src/QAT.L.4.20.0-00001/quickassist/qat/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_dh895xcc/qat_dh895xcc.ko
      INSTALL /usr/local/src/QAT.L.4.20.0-00001/quickassist/qat/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_dh895xccvf/qat_dh895xccvf.ko
      DEPMOD  4.19.0-5-amd64
    Warning: modules_install: missing 'System.map' file. Skipping depmod.
    make[3]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-4.19.0-5-amd64'
    make[2]: Leaving directory '/usr/local/src/QAT.L.4.20.0-00001/quickassist/qat' Creating startup and kill scripts
    Copying libqat_s.so to /usr/local/lib
    Copying libusdm_drv_s.so to /usr/local/lib
    Copying usdm module to system drivers
    Group qat already exists.
    Creating udev rules
    Creating module.dep file for QAT released kernel object
    This will take a few moments
    Created symlink /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/qat.service → /lib/systemd/system/qat.service.
    Starting QAT service
    modprobe: ERROR: could not insert 'qat_c62x': Exec format error
    modprobe: ERROR: could not insert 'usdm_drv': Exec format error
    modprobe: ERROR: could not insert 'qat_api': Exec format error
    Restarting all devices.
    Can not open /dev/qat_adf_ctl
    Checking status of all devices.
    Can not open /dev/qat_adf_ctl
        *** Error:usdm_drv module not installed ***
        *** Error:qat_api module not installed ***
        *** Error:qat_c62x module not installed ***
    Can not open /dev/qat_adf_ctl
    make[1]: Nothing to be done for 'install-data-am'.
    make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/local/src/QAT.L.4.20.0-00001'

    # modprobe -v qat_c62x
    insmod /lib/modules/4.19.0-5-amd64/updates/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/intel_qat.ko
    modprobe: ERROR: could not insert 'qat_c62x': Exec format error

    # modprobe -v intel_qat
    insmod /lib/modules/4.19.0-5-amd64/updates/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/intel_qat.ko
    modprobe: ERROR: could not insert 'intel_qat': Exec format error

    #

    Meanwhile, the system log shows:

    <date> <host> kernel: [<uptime>] module: x86/modules: Skipping invalid relocation target, existing value is nonzero for type 1, loc 000000005c09d38d, val ffffffffc09ba2fe
    <date> <host> kernel: [<uptime>] module: x86/modules: Skipping invalid relocation target, existing value is nonzero for type 1, loc 00000000690eef73, val ffffffffc0b572fe
    <date> <host> kernel: [<uptime>] module: x86/modules: Skipping invalid relocation target, existing value is nonzero for type 1, loc 000000007d30ad16, val ffffffffc0c862fe
    <date> <host> kernel: [<uptime>] module: x86/modules: Skipping invalid relocation target, existing value is nonzero for type 1, loc 00000000671d2da7, val ffffffffc0cd82fe
    <date> <host> kernel: [<uptime>] module: x86/modules: Skipping invalid relocation target, existing value is nonzero for type 1, loc 0000000072877855, val ffffffffc0d2a2fe

    What are these errors even talking about and what is the cause and possible solutions?

    Thanks so much!

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