2.4.14 compiling failed

2.4.14 compiling failed

[Peter Jay Salzman]

this is probably known already, but just in case, 2.4.14 compiling just
failed on me:

  make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.14/arch/i386/lib'
  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/parport/driver.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/char/drm/drm.o drivers/ide/idedriver.o
  drivers/scsi/scsidrv.o drivers/cdrom/driver.o drivers/sound/sounddrivers.o
  drivers/pci/driver.o drivers/pnp/pnp.o
  drivers/video/video.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+0xa57f): undefined reference to `deactivate_page'
  drivers/block/block.o(.text+0xa5c9): undefined reference to `deactivate_page'
  make: *** [vmlinux] Error 1

i wanted to upgrade because 2.4.13 has been flaky.  earlier today, my
system became very sloooow.  i killed just about every process with no
effect.   top reported that kswapd was taking 99% of the cpu.

then just a few minutes ago, my system hung (couldn't ssh in either).  at
the time, all i was running was g++ and mp3blaster.  wasn't even running X.

so i went to update to 2.4.14.  and the compile just failed.

no big deal -- i can live with it until 2.4.15 comes out, but i thought
someone should know about this.

no response is required.  i know how busy everyone here is.


pete  (not subscribed)

Re: 2.4.14 compiling failed

[Adrian Bunk]

On Sat, 17 Nov 2001, Peter Jay Salzman wrote:

> this is probably known already, but just in case, 2.4.14 compiling just
> failed on me:
>...
>   drivers/block/block.o: In function `lo_send':
>   drivers/block/block.o(.text+0xa57f): undefined reference to `deactivate_page'
>   drivers/block/block.o(.text+0xa5c9): undefined reference to `deactivate_page'
>   make: *** [vmlinux] Error 1
>...
> so i went to update to 2.4.14.  and the compile just failed.
>
> no big deal -- i can live with it until 2.4.15 comes out, but i thought
> someone should know about this.
>
> no response is required.  i know how busy everyone here is.

I hope you don't mind that I respond.  ;-)

This is a known bug.
If you want to run 2.4.14 the following simple patch solves the problem:

--- linux-2.4.14-broken/drivers/block/loop.c	Thu Oct 25 13:58:34 2001
+++ linux-2.4.14/drivers/block/loop.c	Mon Nov  5 17:06:08 2001
@@ -207,7 +207,6 @@
 		index++;
 		pos += size;
 		UnlockPage(page);
-		deactivate_page(page);
 		page_cache_release(page);
 	}
 	return 0;
@@ -218,7 +217,6 @@
 	kunmap(page);
 unlock:
 	UnlockPage(page);
-	deactivate_page(page);
 	page_cache_release(page);
 fail:
 	return -1;


> pete  (not subscribed)

cu
Adrian

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