[patch 2.4.33-rc1] updated patch kit for gcc-4.1.1

[patch 2.4.33-rc1] updated patch kit for gcc-4.1.1

[Mikael Pettersson]

An updated patch kit allowing gcc-4.1.1 to compile the 2.4.33-rc1 kernel is now available:
<http://user.it.uu.se/~mikpe/linux/patches/2.4/patch-gcc4-fixes-v15-2.4.33-rc1>

Changes since the previously announced version of the patch kit
<http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=114149697417107&w=2>:

- Merged the fixes for gcc-4.1 into the baseline patch kit for gcc-4.0.
- I previously reported that gcc-4.1.0 built ppc32 kernels that oopsed
  in shrink_dcache_parent(). gcc-4.1.1 fixed this issue.
- The architectures known to work in kernel 2.4.33-rc1 + this patch kit
  with gcc-4.1.1 and gcc-4.0.3 are i386, x86-64, and ppc32.

/Mikael

Re: [patch 2.4.33-rc1] updated patch kit for gcc-4.1.1

[Willy Tarreau]

Hi Mikael,

On Sat, Jun 17, 2006 at 10:52:05PM +0200, Mikael Pettersson wrote:
> An updated patch kit allowing gcc-4.1.1 to compile the 2.4.33-rc1 kernel is now available:
> <http://user.it.uu.se/~mikpe/linux/patches/2.4/patch-gcc4-fixes-v15-2.4.33-rc1>
> 
> Changes since the previously announced version of the patch kit
> <http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=114149697417107&w=2>:
> 
> - Merged the fixes for gcc-4.1 into the baseline patch kit for gcc-4.0.
> - I previously reported that gcc-4.1.0 built ppc32 kernels that oopsed
>   in shrink_dcache_parent(). gcc-4.1.1 fixed this issue.
> - The architectures known to work in kernel 2.4.33-rc1 + this patch kit
>   with gcc-4.1.1 and gcc-4.0.3 are i386, x86-64, and ppc32.

Thanks for still maintaining this patchset. I sometimes have coworkers
complain that they cannot build 2.4 anymore because they have let their
distro automatically upgarde gcc to 4.x. I will be able to point your
site to them. I was also thinking about updating my page on "linux
kernel useful patches" with this last update, but noticed you still have
a "patch-more-gcc4-fixes" file. Is it absolutely needed or just a cleanup ?

> /Mikael

Regards,
Willy

Re: [patch 2.4.33-rc1] updated patch kit for gcc-4.1.1

[Adrian Bunk]

On Sat, Jun 17, 2006 at 11:38:24PM +0200, Willy Tarreau wrote:
> Hi Mikael,
> 
> On Sat, Jun 17, 2006 at 10:52:05PM +0200, Mikael Pettersson wrote:
> > An updated patch kit allowing gcc-4.1.1 to compile the 2.4.33-rc1 kernel is now available:
> > <http://user.it.uu.se/~mikpe/linux/patches/2.4/patch-gcc4-fixes-v15-2.4.33-rc1>
> > 
> > Changes since the previously announced version of the patch kit
> > <http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=114149697417107&w=2>:
> > 
> > - Merged the fixes for gcc-4.1 into the baseline patch kit for gcc-4.0.
> > - I previously reported that gcc-4.1.0 built ppc32 kernels that oopsed
> >   in shrink_dcache_parent(). gcc-4.1.1 fixed this issue.
> > - The architectures known to work in kernel 2.4.33-rc1 + this patch kit
> >   with gcc-4.1.1 and gcc-4.0.3 are i386, x86-64, and ppc32.
> 
> Thanks for still maintaining this patchset. I sometimes have coworkers
> complain that they cannot build 2.4 anymore because they have let their
> distro automatically upgarde gcc to 4.x. I will be able to point your

Which distribution does both support kernel 2.4 and no longer ship a 
compiler capable of compiling kernel 2.4?

> site to them. I was also thinking about updating my page on "linux
> kernel useful patches" with this last update, but noticed you still have
> a "patch-more-gcc4-fixes" file. Is it absolutely needed or just a cleanup ?
> 
> > /Mikael
> 
> Regards,
> Willy

cu
Adrian

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Re: [patch 2.4.33-rc1] updated patch kit for gcc-4.1.1

[Willy Tarreau]

Hi Adrian,

On Thu, Jun 22, 2006 at 06:41:38PM +0200, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> On Sat, Jun 17, 2006 at 11:38:24PM +0200, Willy Tarreau wrote:
> > Hi Mikael,
> > 
> > On Sat, Jun 17, 2006 at 10:52:05PM +0200, Mikael Pettersson wrote:
> > > An updated patch kit allowing gcc-4.1.1 to compile the 2.4.33-rc1 kernel is now available:
> > > <http://user.it.uu.se/~mikpe/linux/patches/2.4/patch-gcc4-fixes-v15-2.4.33-rc1>
> > > 
> > > Changes since the previously announced version of the patch kit
> > > <http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=114149697417107&w=2>:
> > > 
> > > - Merged the fixes for gcc-4.1 into the baseline patch kit for gcc-4.0.
> > > - I previously reported that gcc-4.1.0 built ppc32 kernels that oopsed
> > >   in shrink_dcache_parent(). gcc-4.1.1 fixed this issue.
> > > - The architectures known to work in kernel 2.4.33-rc1 + this patch kit
> > >   with gcc-4.1.1 and gcc-4.0.3 are i386, x86-64, and ppc32.
> > 
> > Thanks for still maintaining this patchset. I sometimes have coworkers
> > complain that they cannot build 2.4 anymore because they have let their
> > distro automatically upgarde gcc to 4.x. I will be able to point your
> 
> Which distribution does both support kernel 2.4 and no longer ship a 
> compiler capable of compiling kernel 2.4?

It's not that they no longer ship it, it's that when they're not careful
enough about their updates an rely on the "testing" tree, they get their
compiler automatically upgraded to 4.0. At least from what I've been told,
since I don't use this distro myself. They always have the option to reinstall
an older one but it's not intuitive to them at first glance. Fortunately,
there's a clear error message now.

Regards,
Willy

Re: [patch 2.4.33-rc1] updated patch kit for gcc-4.1.1

[Mikael Pettersson]

On Sat, 17 Jun 2006 23:38:24 +0200, Willy Tarreau wrote:
>On Sat, Jun 17, 2006 at 10:52:05PM +0200, Mikael Pettersson wrote:
>> An updated patch kit allowing gcc-4.1.1 to compile the 2.4.33-rc1 kernel is now available:
>> <http://user.it.uu.se/~mikpe/linux/patches/2.4/patch-gcc4-fixes-v15-2.4.33-rc1>
>> 
>> Changes since the previously announced version of the patch kit
>> <http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=114149697417107&w=2>:
>> 
>> - Merged the fixes for gcc-4.1 into the baseline patch kit for gcc-4.0.
>> - I previously reported that gcc-4.1.0 built ppc32 kernels that oopsed
>>   in shrink_dcache_parent(). gcc-4.1.1 fixed this issue.
>> - The architectures known to work in kernel 2.4.33-rc1 + this patch kit
>>   with gcc-4.1.1 and gcc-4.0.3 are i386, x86-64, and ppc32.
>
>Thanks for still maintaining this patchset. I sometimes have coworkers
>complain that they cannot build 2.4 anymore because they have let their
>distro automatically upgarde gcc to 4.x. I will be able to point your
>site to them. I was also thinking about updating my page on "linux
>kernel useful patches" with this last update, but noticed you still have
>a "patch-more-gcc4-fixes" file. Is it absolutely needed or just a cleanup ?

`patch-gcc4-fixes-v15-2.4.33-rc1' contains all required core patches,
and all patches for the drivers etc I use. I don't need any other
patch on any of my i386/x86-64/ppc32 machines.

`patch-more-gcc4-fixes' contains compile-time fixes for all drivers etc
I was able to select when doing the initial gcc-4.0 work, except for
those drivers I actually use (they are in the core patch set). I can't
test these drivers, but I keep the patches around just in case they ever
become useful.

/Mikael