Re: Linux-2.4.22

[Marcelo Tosatti]

On Mon, 1 Sep 2003, Marcelo Tosatti wrote:

> 
> 
> 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? 

Oh, Jason already answered. The fix he talks about is already in 
2.4.23-pre. 

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