From: Morten Helgesen <admin@nextframe.net>
To: Terje Dalen <t.dalen@no.parkairsystems.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: PROBLEM: Kernel link problem (block.o)
Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2001 10:57:55 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20011120105755.V8184@sexything> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <766E81E1DE3AD411BAD400508B6B830B09DD46@mailserver.parkairsystems.net>
In-Reply-To: <766E81E1DE3AD411BAD400508B6B830B09DD46@mailserver.parkairsystems.net>
Hey, Terje!
Just remove the two references to deactivate_page.
== Morten
On Tue, Nov 20, 2001 at 09:19:49AM +0100, Terje Dalen wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have upgraded the kernel from 2.4.8 to 2.4.14 due freezing problems
> with 2.4.8 (I think there must have been a deadlock with the memory/swap
> handling. It only worked for 10 minutes to 6 hours).
>
> My link problem started when I recompiled the kernel with
>
> CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP = y
>
> and get the following problem:
>
> ld -m elf_i386 -T /usr/src/linux-2.4.14/arch/i386/vmlinux.lds -e stext
> arch/i386/kernel/head.o arch/i386/kernel/init_task.o init/main.o
> init/version.o \
> --start-group \
> arch/i386/kernel/kernel.o arch/i386/mm/mm.o kernel/kernel.o mm/mm.o
> fs/fs.o ipc/ipc.o \
> drivers/char/char.o drivers/block/block.o drivers/misc/misc.o
> drivers/net/net.o drivers/media/media.o drivers/char/drm/drm.o
> drivers/net/fc/fc.o drivers/net/appletalk/appletalk.o
> drivers/net/tokenring/tr.o drivers/net/wan/wan.o drivers/atm/atm.o
> drivers/ide/idedriver.o drivers/cdrom/driver.o drivers/pci/driver.o
> drivers/net/wireless/wireless_net.o drivers/pnp/pnp.o drivers/video/video.o
> drivers/net/hamradio/hamradio.o drivers/md/mddev.o \
> net/network.o \
> /usr/src/linux-2.4.14/arch/i386/lib/lib.a
> /usr/src/linux-2.4.14/lib/lib.a /usr/src/linux-2.4.14/arch/i386/lib/lib.a \
> --end-group \
> -o vmlinux
> drivers/block/block.o: In function `lo_send':
> drivers/block/block.o(.text+0xb2e9): undefined reference to
> `deactivate_page'
> drivers/block/block.o(.text+0xb325): undefined reference to
> `deactivate_page'
>
>
> I can see from in the changelog that the swap.h have been changed and the
> deactivate_page function has been removed. I guess someone forgot to update
> the loop.c file. Is there a patch available for the correction of loop.c?
>
> When I compiled the kernel as a module I was able to install and run the
> kernel
> and actually my system have been stable for the last 14 hours.
>
> Best regards
> Terje
>
>
>
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mvh
Morten Helgesen
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prev parent reply other threads:[~2001-11-20 9:52 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-11-20 8:19 PROBLEM: Kernel link problem (block.o) Terje Dalen
2001-11-20 9:45 ` Adrian Bunk
2001-11-20 9:57 ` Morten Helgesen [this message]
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