From: Robert Hancock <hancockr@shaw.ca>
To: linux-kernel <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Problem with using spinlocks when kernel is compiled without smp-support
Date: Thu, 08 Dec 2005 22:24:58 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4399071A.10308@shaw.ca> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <5hwF1-kN-17@gated-at.bofh.it>
Dirk Henning Gerdes wrote:
> Hello Andrew!
>
> I have the following problem on 2.6.15-rc5-mm1
>
> When compiling a module using spinlocks I get the following
> error-message, when SMP is disabled in my Kernel-config:
..
> shouldn't it be possible to use spinlocks in my code even if I don't
> support SMP for compatiblity ?
Yes, it is, something must be set up wrong in your compilation. In
particular, are you trying to use old 2.4-style makefiles to build
instead of one that calls the kernel's build system? If so, don't, it
doesn't work..
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Robert Hancock Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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2005-12-09 4:24 ` Robert Hancock [this message]
2005-12-08 16:10 Problem with using spinlocks when kernel is compiled without smp-support Dirk Henning Gerdes
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