From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 15:30:05 -0000 (GMT) From: Gary Thomas To: Marc Dejardin Subject: RE: Problem with 2.2.1 compilation Cc: linuxppc-dev@lists.linuxppc.org, Gary Thomas Sender: owner-linuxppc-dev@lists.linuxppc.org List-Id: On 12-Feb-99 Marc Dejardin wrote: > On Fri, 12 Feb 1999, Gary Thomas wrote: > >> I don't want to get into or repeat a *very lengthy* discussion here, but this >> is an artifact of EGCS and inline functions. It basically boils down to the >> fact that running without -On and inline functions (the way they are used >> by the Linux kernel) just doesn't jive. >> >> Is there some reason (other than your instability which I understand) that >> you want to do this? BTW - Linux 2.2.1 is incredibly stable on my PreP box, >> so I have little fear in the compiler, at least for the non-PowerMac specific >> stuff. >> > > Thanks for the answer ! > > My problem is that I have regural crashes (kernel panic) with recents kernels > when I run Xpmac or XF68_FBDev. (see January archive) > It seems that I am the only people in this situation on this earth, so I am > trying to solve my problem with my own and humble capacities. > Since I am not a guru neither an expert, I just play with only tuning > capapbilities I got. Compiler optimiser is one of them. > > By the way, I have not crashed since I run with the 2.2.1 kernel compile with > -O1 option. Ok It is just 10 hours old but it smells better than before. > > I agree that it could hide some other problems like hardware ones... but if the > problem is a timing problem with hardware, running a little bit slower could > help. In fact I am more or less convince that my problem is linked to harware > due to the fact that I have never succeeded to make the virtual memory > working correctly with MacOS (7-5-3 to 8-5-1). But if I send my old 8500/180 to > repair it will cost me the price of a new iMac... and I am even not sure that it > will work correctly after. > Sounds like your hardware may be a bit shakey... > What bothers me is that it was working like a charm with 2.1.24 (just normal > shut down for hollidays and no crash for weeks). The point is that it seems > that X seems to work slightly faster with recent kernel ... Is it just an > illusion ? > Indeed the newer kernels are quite fast! Also, 2.1.24 is pretty old, a lot changed in ~100 revision... Hopefully someone closer to the PowerMac side can help more. [[ This message was sent via the linuxppc-dev mailing list. Replies are ]] [[ not forced back to the list, so be sure to Cc linuxppc-dev if your ]] [[ reply is of general interest. To unsubscribe from linuxppc-dev, send ]] [[ the message 'unsubscribe' to linuxppc-dev-request@lists.linuxppc.org ]]