[linux-lvm] Patching Linus' pre- kernels?
Heinz J. Mauelshagen
Mauelshagen at sistina.com
Mon May 28 11:22:24 UTC 2001
Hugo,
there's 2 optional solutions:
- change get_hardblocksize to get_hardsect_size and recompile -or-
- get the recent LVM code from CVS at www.sistina.com
Regards,
Heinz -- The LVM Guy --
On Fri, May 25, 2001 at 04:26:19PM +0100, Hugo Mills wrote:
> Hi -
>
> I've just tried to patch a recent, but otherwise virgin, Linus
> kernel, and had the kernel compile fail:
>
> make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.5-pre3/arch/i386/lib'
> ld -m elf_i386 -T /usr/src/linux-2.4.5-pre3/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/block/block.o drivers/char/char.o drivers/misc/misc.o drivers/net/net.o drivers/media/media.o drivers/parport/driver.o drivers/char/agp/agp.o drivers/char/drm/drm.o drivers/ide/idedriver.o drivers/scsi/scsidrv.o drivers/cdrom/driver.o drivers/pci/driver.o drivers/video/video.o drivers/md/mddev.o \
> net/network.o \
> /usr/src/linux-2.4.5-pre3/arch/i386/lib/lib.a /usr/src/linux-2.4.5-pre3/lib/lib.a /usr/src/linux-2.4.5-pre3/arch/i386/lib/lib.a \
> --end-group \
> -o vmlinux
> drivers/md/mddev.o: In function `__update_hardblocksize':
> drivers/md/mddev.o(.text+0x22f1): undefined reference to `get_hardblocksize'
> drivers/md/mddev.o(.text+0x2332): undefined reference to `get_hardblocksize'
> make[1]: *** [vmlinux] Error 1
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.5-pre3'
> make: *** [stamp-build] Error 2
>
> I'm using:
> Debian testing
> Kernel 2.4.5-pre3
> LVM 0.9.1-beta7
>
> Is the beta7 LVM expected to patch against Linus' pre- kernels? If
> it is, what have I done wrong? If not, which kernels should I be able
> to patch against?
>
> Also, are there any potential problems with running LVM and devfs
> together?
>
> Thanks,
> Hugo.
>
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