Messages in this thread | | | From | "Jeff Merkey" <> | Subject | Re: [VM/MEMORY-SICKNESS] 2.4.15-pre7 kmem_cache_create invalid opcode | Date | Wed, 21 Nov 2001 14:16:30 -0700 |
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Which kernel version? Neither NWFS or SCI will build against "stock" installed kernel sources provided with Seawolf.
Jeff
----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Ledford" <dledford@redhat.com> To: "Jeff Merkey" <jmerkey@timpanogas.org> Cc: "Arjan van de Ven" <arjan@fenrus.demon.nl>; <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org> Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2001 1:36 PM Subject: Re: [VM/MEMORY-SICKNESS] 2.4.15-pre7 kmem_cache_create invalid opcode
> Jeff Merkey wrote: > > >>Have you even looked at the kernel-source RPM ? > >> > > > > Yes. I based a Linux distribution on RedHat's 6.2 last year, and I am > > **VERY** familiar with your anaconda installer and kernel.src.rpm build > > modules. I know the 7.X stuff got a hell of a lot better, but customers > > still have to sterilize the build area are your rpm gets installed in order > > to build external kernel modules. > > > <sigh> Again, this isn't true. I build modules against our > kernel-source RPM tree all the time, and I *never* do a make distclean. > If I did, it would screw the tree permanently. If you are basing your > arguments about what you saw with 6.2, then you are sorely out of date > (hell, that was still a 2.2 kernel system). Things have improved a lot > since then. The one overridding rule of working with a tree like we > ship though, is *NEVER* do anything in the tree itself. That tree is > assembled to provide *ALL* the kernel versions and includes for all the > kernels we ship. However, even doing a make dep in the tree will blow > important parts away. Download my module build kit and see what I'm > talking about because you currently obviously *don't* know what I'm > talking about. > > > > > -- > > Doug Ledford <dledford@redhat.com> http://people.redhat.com/dledford > Please check my web site for aic7xxx updates/answers before > e-mailing me about problems
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