Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 20 Nov 2001 04:52:33 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 20 Nov 2001 04:52:23 -0500 Received: from [212.169.100.200] ([212.169.100.200]:56050 "EHLO sexything.nextframe.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Tue, 20 Nov 2001 04:52:16 -0500 Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2001 10:57:55 +0100 From: Morten Helgesen To: Terje Dalen Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: PROBLEM: Kernel link problem (block.o) Message-ID: <20011120105755.V8184@sexything> Reply-To: admin@nextframe.net In-Reply-To: <766E81E1DE3AD411BAD400508B6B830B09DD46@mailserver.parkairsystems.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <766E81E1DE3AD411BAD400508B6B830B09DD46@mailserver.parkairsystems.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.22.1i X-Editor: VIM - Vi IMproved 6.0 X-Keyboard: PFU Happy Hacking Keyboard X-Operating-System: Slackware Linux (of course) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hey, Terje! Just remove the two references to deactivate_page. == Morten On Tue, Nov 20, 2001 at 09:19:49AM +0100, Terje Dalen wrote: > Hi, > > I have upgraded the kernel from 2.4.8 to 2.4.14 due freezing problems > with 2.4.8 (I think there must have been a deadlock with the memory/swap > handling. It only worked for 10 minutes to 6 hours). > > My link problem started when I recompiled the kernel with > > CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP = y > > and get the following problem: > > 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/char/char.o drivers/block/block.o drivers/misc/misc.o > drivers/net/net.o drivers/media/media.o drivers/char/drm/drm.o > drivers/net/fc/fc.o drivers/net/appletalk/appletalk.o > drivers/net/tokenring/tr.o drivers/net/wan/wan.o drivers/atm/atm.o > drivers/ide/idedriver.o drivers/cdrom/driver.o drivers/pci/driver.o > drivers/net/wireless/wireless_net.o drivers/pnp/pnp.o drivers/video/video.o > drivers/net/hamradio/hamradio.o drivers/md/mddev.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+0xb2e9): undefined reference to > `deactivate_page' > drivers/block/block.o(.text+0xb325): undefined reference to > `deactivate_page' > > > I can see from in the changelog that the swap.h have been changed and the > deactivate_page function has been removed. I guess someone forgot to update > the loop.c file. Is there a patch available for the correction of loop.c? > > When I compiled the kernel as a module I was able to install and run the > kernel > and actually my system have been stable for the last 14 hours. > > Best regards > Terje > > > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ -- mvh Morten Helgesen UNIX System Administrator & C Developer Nextframe AS admin@nextframe.net / 93445641 http://www.nextframe.net - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/