Re: Linux 2.4.20-rc2

Re: Linux 2.4.20-rc2

[Petr Vandrovec]

On 15 Nov 02 at 13:10, Marcelo Tosatti wrote:
> 
> Petr Vandrovec <VANDROVE@vc.cvut.cz>:
>   o Fix ncpfs file creation issue
> 
> Petr Vandrovec <vandrove@vc.cvut.cz>:
>   o Fix lcall DoS

Summary generation script needs some tweaking in case sensitivity
area ;-) (and if someone knows how to persuade MSDOS Pegasus Mail 
to use username in lowercase, please share this secret with me)
                                        Thanks,
                                            Petr Vandrovec
                                            vandrove@vc.cvut.cz
                                            

Re: Linux 2.4.20-rc2

[Vitezslav Samel]

> > Petr Vandrovec <VANDROVE@vc.cvut.cz>:
> >   o Fix ncpfs file creation issue
> > 
> > Petr Vandrovec <vandrove@vc.cvut.cz>:
> >   o Fix lcall DoS
> 
> Summary generation script needs some tweaking in case sensitivity
> area ;-) (and if someone knows how to persuade MSDOS Pegasus Mail 

  Fixed in version 0.50 of lk-changelog.pl

  (see: http://mandree.home.pages.de/linux/kernel/)


	Cheers,
		Vita

Re: Linux 2.4.20-rc2

[Adrian Bunk]

Hi Marcelo,

the patch below is still needed to fix a .text.exit error.

Please apply
Adrian


--- linux-2.4.19-full-nohotplug/drivers/scsi/ips.c.old	2002-10-04 18:49:10.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-2.4.19-full-nohotplug/drivers/scsi/ips.c	2002-10-04 18:50:02.000000000 +0200
@@ -305,21 +305,21 @@
        name:		ips_hot_plug_name,
        id_table:	ips_pci_table,
        probe:		ips_insert_device,
-       remove:		ips_remove_device,
+       remove:		__devexit_p(ips_remove_device),
    }; 
            
    struct pci_driver ips_pci_driver_5i = {
        name:		ips_hot_plug_name,
        id_table:	ips_pci_table_5i,
        probe:		ips_insert_device,
-       remove:		ips_remove_device,
+       remove:		__devexit_p(ips_remove_device),
    };
 
    struct pci_driver ips_pci_driver_i960 = {
        name:		ips_hot_plug_name,
        id_table:	ips_pci_table_i960,
        probe:		ips_insert_device,
-       remove:		ips_remove_device,
+       remove:		__devexit_p(ips_remove_device),
    };
 
 #endif

Re: Linux 2.4.20-rc2

[Robert Read]

This patch is obviously correct and has been applied to our
tree.  It would be great it was applied to 2.4.20-rc2.

robert

* Adrian Bunk (bunk@fs.tum.de) [021115 15:19]:
> I got the following error at the final linking of 2.4.20-rc2:
> 
> <--   snip  -->
> 
> ...
>         -o vmlinux
> fs/fs.o(.text+0x53bc3): In function `presto_free_cache':
> : undefined reference to `presto_dentry_slab'
> make: *** [vmlinux] Error 1
> 
> <--  snip  -->
> 
> 
> K S Sreeram <sreeram@tachyontech.net> proposed the following patch two
> weeks ago:
> 
> --- a/fs/intermezzo/dcache.c	Mon Oct 21 10:56:57 2002
> +++ b/fs/intermezzo/dcache.c	Mon Oct 21 10:56:57 2002
> @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
>  
>  #include <linux/intermezzo_fs.h>
>  
> -static kmem_cache_t * presto_dentry_slab;
> +kmem_cache_t * presto_dentry_slab;
>  
>  /* called when a cache lookup succeeds */
>  static int presto_d_revalidate(struct dentry *de, int flag)
> 
> 
> 
> cu
> Adrian
> 
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> 
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Re: Linux 2.4.20-rc2

[Keith Owens]

On Fri, 15 Nov 2002 13:10:07 -0200 (BRST), 
Marcelo Tosatti <marcelo@conectiva.com.br> wrote:
>So here goes -rc2, fixing the lcall DoS.

No obvious changes that affect kdb, so unless somebody reports
problems, use kdb-v2.5-2.4.20-rc1 with -rc2.

Re: Linux 2.4.20-rc2

[Adrian Bunk]

I got the following error at the final linking of 2.4.20-rc2:

<--   snip  -->

...
        -o vmlinux
fs/fs.o(.text+0x53bc3): In function `presto_free_cache':
: undefined reference to `presto_dentry_slab'
make: *** [vmlinux] Error 1

<--  snip  -->


K S Sreeram <sreeram@tachyontech.net> proposed the following patch two
weeks ago:

--- a/fs/intermezzo/dcache.c	Mon Oct 21 10:56:57 2002
+++ b/fs/intermezzo/dcache.c	Mon Oct 21 10:56:57 2002
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/intermezzo_fs.h>
 
-static kmem_cache_t * presto_dentry_slab;
+kmem_cache_t * presto_dentry_slab;
 
 /* called when a cache lookup succeeds */
 static int presto_d_revalidate(struct dentry *de, int flag)



cu
Adrian

-- 

       "Is there not promise of rain?" Ling Tan asked suddenly out
        of the darkness. There had been need of rain for many days.
       "Only a promise," Lao Er said.
                                       Pearl S. Buck - Dragon Seed

Linux 2.4.20-rc2

[Marcelo Tosatti]

So here goes -rc2, fixing the lcall DoS.



Summary of changes from v2.4.20-rc1 to v2.4.20-rc2
============================================

<cel@citi.umich.edu>:
  o sock_writable not appropriate for TCP sockets

<hch@sgi.com>:
  o fix file system corruption under load

<jgarzik@redhat.com>:
  o Use dev_kfree_skb_any not dev_kfree_skb in tg3 net driver function tg3_free_rings.

<marcelo@freak.distro.conectiva>:
  o Undo latest hid-input fixes: they are broken
  o Reverse order of BK config checkout entries
  o Changed EXTRAVERSION to -rc2

<mkp@mkp.net>:
  o Update credits

<rth@are.twiddle.net>:
  o Fix carry ripple in 3 and 4 word addition and subtraction macros

<tytso@think.thunk.org>:
  o HTREE backwards compatibility patch

Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>:
  o Enable the merged AMD pm driver

Andries E. Brouwer <Andries.Brouwer@cwi.nl>:
  o [TCP] Do not update rcv_nxt until ts_recent is updated

Ben Collins <bcollins@debian.org>:
  o [TG3]: TG3_HW_STATUS_SIZE should be 0x50 not 0x80

c-d.hailfinger.kernel.2002-q4@gmx.net <c-d.hailfinger.kernel.2002-Q4@gmx.net>:
  o restore framebuffer console after suspend

David S. Miller <davem@nuts.ninka.net>:
  o [SPARC64]: Translate SO_{SND,RCV}TIMEO socket options
  o [SPARC64]: Handle kernel integer divide by zero properly
  o [SPARC64]: Check DRM_NEW not DRM in ioctl32.c
  o [SPARC64]: Fix accidental clobbering of register on cheetahplus

David S. Miller <davem@redhat.com>:
  o Fix tg3 net driver to properly disable interrupts during some TX operations

Edward Peng <edward_peng@dlink.com.tw>:
  o sundance net driver updates

Joshua Uziel <uzi@uzix.org>:
  o [SPARC64]: 0x22/0x10 is Ultra-I/spitfire

Pete Zaitcev <zaitcev@redhat.com>:
  o [sparc] Fix off-by-one in s/g handling

Petr Vandrovec <VANDROVE@vc.cvut.cz>:
  o Fix ncpfs file creation issue

Petr Vandrovec <vandrove@vc.cvut.cz>:
  o Fix lcall DoS

r.e.wolff@bitwizard.nl <R.E.Wolff@BitWizard.nl>:
  o Fix SX driver detection

Tom Rini <trini@kernel.crashing.org>:
  o Fix a thinko in arch/ppc/kernel/ppc_ksyms.c

Trond Myklebust <trond.myklebust@fys.uio.no>:
  o another kmap imbalance in 2.4.x/2.5.x RPC

Vojtech Pavlik <vojtech@suse.cz>:
  o Add vt8235 support