[linux-lvm] rh kernel patches

[svetljo]

hi tried adding the macros but it didn't work for me


Jean-Eric Cuendet wrote:

>Hi,
>I have patched RH 2.4.7 kernel successfully. I understand what you want
>to do and must say that it's a *good* thing for 2 reasons:
>- having ext3 in the kernel
>- having quotas3 in the kernel
>
>To do so, get the redhat sources. Put them in <srcdir> (Ex:
>/tmp/linux-2.4.7-rh)
>Get the LVM 1.0.1rc2 (not another release) and uncompress them (Ex:
>/tmp/LVM/1.0.1rc2)
>Then, go in .../LVM/1.0.1-rc2 and run ./configure
>--with-kernel_dir=<srcdir>
>Then make, make install the tools (Note that kernel is not touch at this
>point). They yre mandatory to make your LVM system working.
>Then go in <srcdir>, and patch your kernel with a patch made by
>configure just for your kernel. It's in
>.../LVM/1.0.1rc2/PATCHES/lvm_1.0.1rc2-2.4.7.<snip>.patch. It was created
>by configure for the kernel you gave in <srcdir>
>Then patch it with:
>- cd <srcdir>
>- patch -p1 < .../LVM/1.0.1rc2/PATCHES/lvm.<snip>.patch
>
>And you are done. (quite...)
>Then make bzImage will compile it, except for a little thing: min/max
>functions. RH kernel is made from Alan Cox one. And Linus kernel changed
>min/max functions. LVM uses Linus min/max functions while -ac (RedHat)
>kernel uses old min/max functions.
>
>During the compilation, you'll get errors with files in drivers/md/.
>They are lvm.c, lvm-snap.c and perhaps a third I don't remember. To
>correct those, just copy the 2 macros in each fault file:
>#define min(a,b) (((a)<(b))?(a):(b))
>#define max(a,b) (((a)>(b))?(a):(b))
>At the beginning of the file (before anything else).
>
>And compile with work.
>
>But if you don't need ext3 nor quotas3, then go with a plain Linus
>kernel (available at www.kernel.org), you'll have less problems... :-)
>
>Ask for more help
>-jec
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Pierre Lamb [mailto:plamb_98 at yahoo.com] 
>>Sent: mardi, 4. septembre 2001 19:56
>>To: linux-lvm at sistina.com
>>Subject: [linux-lvm] rh kernel patches
>>
>>
>>Is there a correct way to patch RH kernels. I have
>>tried using the "final path" to update 2.4.7 rh kernel
>>but just get errors. Is there a work around for this
>>problem.
>>
>>Pierre
>>
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