Re: Trying to convert old modules to newer kernels

["linux-os (Dick Johnson)" <linux-os@analogic.com>]

On Thu, 20 Dec 2007, Roland Dreier wrote:

> > It doesn't seem to be something in .config. Do you know how to
> > reconfigure to get parameter passing put back like it was? Our
> > production applications have lots of assembly-language files
> > and I'm sure we are not going to be able to change all those!
>
> 32-bit x86 uses regparm=3 by default now since commit a1a70c25 ("i386:
> always enable regparm"), which went in about a year ago.  To go back
> to the old way, you'll just have to edit arch/x86/Makefile_32 (and
> rebuild your whole kernel from a clean tree, obviously).

Okay. Thanks! I need to do that.

>
> - R.
>

Cheers,
Dick Johnson
Penguin : Linux version 2.6.22.1 on an i686 machine (5588.29 BogoMips).
My book : http://www.AbominableFirebug.com/
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