Re: Kernel 1.3.42 Oops

Peter K (pko@paradigm.co.za)
Mon, 20 Nov 1995 13:30:29 +0200 (GMT+0200)

> Cliff Paslay: "Kernel 1.3.42 Oops" (Nov 20, 4:32):
> > I got fifty of these trying to load X312 S3 Server...
> >
> > Environment:
> >
> > Kernel 1.3.42
> > gcc version 2.7.1

Linus:
> Hmm.. I'm currently in the process of compiling gcc-2.7.1 myself, to
> try that out. In the meantime I'm rather suspicious of reports about
> kernels compiled with it, especially as I haven't heard any similar
> stories from anybody else yet.
>
> If this is repeatable, please consider downgrading to gcc-2.7.0 and
> seeing if the errors go away.

I am running 2.7.1 ELF, 312 S3 and do not experience the sort of hassles
described. The only noticable difference was that the compressed kernel
bloated with a whopping 282 bytes ! Wonder why, though ...

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