Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2003 17:45:21 -0300 (BRT)
From: Marcelo Tosatti <marcelo@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk>
To: "Richard B. Johnson" <root@chaos.analogic.com>
Cc: Linux kernel <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Linux-2.4.22
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On Tue, 26 Aug 2003, Richard B. Johnson wrote:

> 
> I configured, built and booted Linux-2.4.22. There are
> some problems.
> 
> (1) `dmesg` fails to read the first part of the buffered
> kernel log. I have attached two files, dmesg-20 (normal)
> and dmesg-22 (bad). File dmesg-22 is from Linux-2.4.22
> and dmesg-20 is from Linux-2.4.20. To save space, I
> snip everything after 'NET4'.
> 
> (2)  The ipx module fails to load with undefined symbols.
> This module loads fine in Linux-2.4.20.
> 
> depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.22/kernel/net/ipx/ipx.o
> depmod: 	unregister_8022_client
> depmod: 	make_EII_client
> depmod: 	register_8022_client
> depmod: 	register_snap_client
> depmod: 	make_8023_client
> depmod: 	destroy_8023_client
> depmod: 	destroy_EII_client
> depmod: 	unregister_snap_client

> (3)  When umounting the root file-system, the machine usually
> hangs. The result is a long `fsck` on the next boot. The problem
> seems to be that sendmail doesn't get killed during the `init 0`
> sequence. It remains with a file open and the root file-system isn't
> unmounted. A temporary work-round is to `ifconfig eth0 down` before
> starting shutdown. Otherwise, sendmail remains stuck in the 'D' state.

Which previous kernel didnt show this behaviour? 

> 
> (4)  When mounting the DOS file-systems during startup, the echo
> on the screen shows about 15 lines of white-space. This never
> happened before. When mounting /proc, there are 6 lines of
> white-space, also strange.

Again, which kernel doesnt show that behaviour? 

Thanks

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