Re: stuck with 2.6.23.14 on x86_64

[Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>]

On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 08:05:58 -0800 (PST)
mikem13@sbcglobal.net wrote:

> On Feb 12, 8:13 am, Fabio Coatti <c...@ferrara.linux.it> wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > I'm stuck in a weird situation: I'm unable to go beyond 2.6.23.14, so to fix
> > the splice bug I've had to apply by hand the patch. (x86_64)
> >
> > Basically, with 2.6.24.2 (the same with 2.6.24 and .1), tha machine won't boot
> > due to a problem with cciss driver, that prevents to find the / partition.
> > (bug described here: Kernel Bug Tracker Bug 9859http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9859);
> >
> > With kernels 2.6.23, the lastest that I can compile is 2.6.23.14; starting
> > from .15 (and .16) I get this message:
> >
> > ======================
> >   UPD     include/linux/compile.h
> >   CC      init/version.o
> >   LD      init/built-in.o
> >   LD      .tmp_vmlinux1
> > drivers/built-in.o: In function `acpi_init':
> > bus.c:(.init.text+0x1713): undefined reference to `pm_flags'
> > bus.c:(.init.text+0x1756): undefined reference to `pm_flags'
> > ======================
> >
> > All .config are the same, (make oldconfig) beside the obvious differences
> > between .23 and .24
> >
> > Hardware: x86_64 AMD 2216HE
> > SCSI controller: HP Smart Array E200i Controller
> > Compiler: gcc (GCC) 4.1.1
> > binutils: 2.16.1
> >
> > On a x86 machine, Intel(R) Xeon(TM) CPU 3.20GHz
> > with a cciss0: HP Smart Array 6i Controller,
> > the 2.6.24.2 compiles just fine and works, so the cciss problems seems related
> > only to E200i controller.
> >
> > Right now, on AMD64 machines, I'm forced to patch by hand the kernel, that's
> > quite uncomfortable :)
> >
> > Can someone point me in the right direction to get out of this situation? Of
> > course I can provide any further information. (.config not inlcuded now to
> > avoid cluttering  )
> >
> > Thanks for any answer.
> >
> > --
> > Fabio "Cova" Coatti    http://members.ferrara.linux.it/cova
> > Ferrara Linux Users Group          http://ferrara.linux.it
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> Fabio, Can you please post your boot messages in bug 9859.

Let's cc him..