kHTTPd hangs 2.4.5 boot when moduled

kHTTPd hangs 2.4.5 boot when moduled

[David Gordon (LMC)]

Hi

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I found that when kHTTPd is compiled as a module, kernel 2.4.5 will hang 
at boot. However, when kHTTPd is omitted or compiled into the kernel, 
the boot is okay.

I run an Intel RH7.0 machine.

David Gordon

RE: kHTTPd hangs 2.4.5 boot when moduled

[Khachaturov, Vassilii]

> I found that when kHTTPd is compiled as a module, kernel 
> 2.4.5 will hang 
...
> I run an Intel RH7.0 machine.

Please note the following discrepancy between RH70 and the minimal required
versions
of the following 3 packages (I am ommitting others, like pci or reiserfs
stuff, as these
seem irrelevant to your case. See Docu*/Changes on 2.4.5 for details)

package	RH7.0 has...	2.4.2 and on needs...
util-linux	2.10m		2.10o
modutils	2.3.21		2.4.2
e2fsprogs	1.18		1.19

HTH,
	Vassilii

Re: kHTTPd hangs 2.4.5 boot when moduled

[Arjan van de Ven]

"David Gordon (LMC)" wrote:

> I found that when kHTTPd is compiled as a module, kernel 2.4.5 will hang
> at boot. However, when kHTTPd is omitted or compiled into the kernel,
> the boot is okay.

This is very strange. Does your kernel do the same if you compile IPv6
as module and khttpd off ?

RE: kHTTPd hangs 2.4.5 boot when moduled

[David Gordon (LMC)]

> This is very strange. Does your kernel do the same if you compile IPv6
> as module and khttpd off ?

No, the boot proceeds normally. I loaded ipv6 module manually after boot and
ipv6 worked locally also (ping6 ::1). I didn't test network ipv6 (my
personal computer is on an ipv4 network). Similarly, I was going to start
khttpd manually after boot wheb it hung.

David

RE: kHTTPd hangs 2.4.5 boot when moduled

[Manfred Spraul]

 	
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> 
> package RH7.0 has...    2.4.2 and on needs...
> util-linux      2.10m           2.10o
> modutils        2.3.21          2.4.2
> e2fsprogs       1.18            1.19

Which compiler do you use? The default compiler from 7.0 is known to
produce buggy kernels, and Linus didn't include the kgcc detection.

Could you check that kgcc is used for compiling?
Just replace '$(CROSS_COMPILE)gcc' in /usr/src/linux/Makefile with
'$(CROSS_COMPILE)kgcc'

Or upgrade to the gcc compiler from 7.1?

--
	Manfred