PROBLEM: compiling 2.4.14 fails in block.o (probably loopback)

[Per-Olof Pettersson <lkml.lists@peope.net>]

[1.]
compiling 2.4.14 fails in block.o (probably loopback)

[2.]
Compiling fails when enabling loopback-support in block-devices.
When disabling loopback-support it works.

[3.]
block.o loopback compiling

[4.]
2.4.14

[7.1.]
Linux burken 2.4.14 #4 Fri Nov 16 18:30:19 CET 2001 i686 unknown

Gnu C                  2.95.3
Gnu make               3.79.1
binutils               2.11
util-linux             2.10l
mount                  2.10l
modutils               2.3.11
e2fsprogs              1.18
Linux C Library        2.1.3
ldd: version 1.9.9
Procps                 2.0.6
Net-tools              1.55
Kbd                    0.99
Sh-utils               2.0
Modules Loaded         NVdriver

[X.]
Output from compile:
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/linux/arch/i386/lib'
ld -m elf_i386 -T /usr/local/src/linux/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/agp/agp.o 
drivers/ide/idedriver.o drivers/cdrom/driver.o 
drivers/sound/sounddrivers.o drivers/pci/driver.o drivers/video/video.o 
drivers/usb/usbdrv.o drivers/input/inputdrv.o \
         net/network.o \
         /usr/local/src/linux/arch/i386/lib/lib.a 
/usr/local/src/linux/lib/lib.a /usr/local/src/linux/arch/i386/lib/lib.a \
         --end-group \
         -o vmlinux
drivers/block/block.o: In function `lo_send':
drivers/block/block.o(.text+0x894f): undefined reference to 
`deactivate_page'
drivers/block/block.o(.text+0x8999): undefined reference to 
`deactivate_page'
make: *** [vmlinux] Error 1

Workaround:
Do not compile with loopback-support in block-devices.

Best regards
Per-Olof Pettersson