From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from xenotime.net ([72.52.64.118]:34845 "HELO xenotime.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S1755076Ab0CQRx0 (ORCPT ); Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:53:26 -0400 Received: from chimera.site ([71.245.98.113]) by xenotime.net for ; Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:53:24 -0700 Message-ID: <4BA11714.3080706@xenotime.net> Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:53:24 -0700 From: Randy Dunlap MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: Maybe my frequent kernel building could be of some help to the community? And how to build? References: <4B9FD5D1.8040203@example.com> <4B9FDAF3.9010804@xenotime.net> <4BA04B59.6090804@example.com> <4BA0F031.2070104@xenotime.net> <4BA0F8DE.1050006@example.com> <4BA0FB35.8090207@xenotime.net> <4BA11627.6020308@example.com> In-Reply-To: <4BA11627.6020308@example.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-2 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kbuild-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: To: piotr@hosowicz.com Cc: linux-kbuild@vger.kernel.org On 03/17/10 10:49, Piotr Hosowicz wrote: > Randy Dunlap wrote: > >> The first thing that I would try is enabling CONFIG_DEVTMPFS and >> CONFIG_DEVTMPFS_MOUNT, rebuild, reboot... > > I've rebuilt and it boots fine. Just after booting the kernel it had to > think for a while and I was afraid that it won't boot at all. But it > booted. Good. > BTW What is this message during building about? Should I worry? > > WARNING: modpost: Found 106 section mismatch(es). > To see full details build your kernel with: > 'make CONFIG_DEBUG_SECTION_MISMATCH=y' "Worry" is probably too strong of a word there. Any section mismatch is a potential kernel Oops, but most of them don't cause problems. If you do get an Oops or BUG or other problem, please post it to the linux-kernel mailing list. -- ~Randy