Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 11 Dec 1998 10:59:39 +0100 (CET) | From | Arjan van de Ven <> | Subject | Kernel Compilation Project - status update |
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Kernel Compilation Project - Status update ------------------------------------------- This document tries to give a brief update about the Kernel Compilation Project.
In the last weeks, a lot of small but anoying bugs are fixed (bug thanks to Alan Cox for pointing me in the right direction) and a most fixes are in the AC-series. For some problems I have a solution but it is not "nice enough" to be in mainstream kernel.
Results ------- Yesterday, I ran a series of compiles on 2.1.131ac7 + my fixes, and about 75% of the compiles was succesfull (BIG improvement, for example 2.1.125 compiled in about 3%). For the Kernel Compilation Project to work, this has to go up to (at least) 95%. Until that time, no distributed system is workable since a _LOT_ of the same bugs will be reported.
Remaining bugs --------------
* ISDN subsystem + The ISDN-subsystem calls icmp_send for a broken link; it shouldn't since TCP/IP is not always available (violation of OSI-layers) + Several HiSax-drivers depend on PPP for a CRC-table. This table is used very often, I think it should get it's own file + There is a nameclash between the act2000-isdn card and the hisax-drivers about a "cards" structure + ISDN_PPP depends on TCP/IP for VJ-header compression. Shouldn't since TCP/IP isn't always available (for example, for security-reasons) + The ISDN-subsytem doesn't compile if CONFIG_NET isn't set (Would be great for an old 386 to serve as answering machine)
* PPP + PPP depends on TCP/IP for header-compression; same reasons as for ISDN
* HFMODEM + several drivers depend on the CRC-table of PPP; needs it's own file + "hfmodem_refclock_setscale" is called but neither I nor my compiler can find it
* IrDA + Has several strange things (ac8 should fix; my machine is busy :-)
* HDLCdrv + Fails if AX25 is compiled as a module but hdlcdrv isn't
* linking-order + Several drivers depend on a linking order in the toplevel Makefile. Strange things going on here... Can give examples if someone feels like fixing these.
* Radio-MIROPCM20 + depends on the lowlevel-sound ACI-driver, but this one is asked later in the 'make config' process (yuck!)
* Misc config + CONFIG_SDLA must be compiled as a Module + Promise DC4030 depends on CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEDISK + HIPPI depends on TCP/IP
Time to go fix :-) Help appriciated! (.config-files available on request)
Greetings, Arjan van de Ven
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