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2.3.48

Subject: 2.3.48
From: Bibek Sahu (scorpio@dodds.net)
Date: Sun Feb 27 13:51:38 2000


FYI --

        2.3.48 doesn't build on my sx164. There's a problem in the irq
code.

        I could hack it into working. But I'd rather fix it 'right' so I
don't have to keep hacking at it... and since I don't know the direction
the kernel development is going, I don't know what constitues 'right'. And
I don't have time to keep up with it or make it work.

        But looking at the code, I doubt 2.3.48 builds on anything other
than an x86. Someday perhaps I'll try it on my ppc, but that's for a later
time (prolly when I don't think I'll be wasting my time).

        The hack is to add the following to arch/alpha/kernel/irq.c:

irq_cpustat_t irq_stat [NR_CPUS];

        The 'proper' way is to modify asm-alpha/{hardirq.h,hw_irq.h} and
arch/alpha/kernel/irq.c to match the new generic-linux irq design.

        I can pretty much guarantee this won't build on any alpha with SMP
enabled. Mine does not have SMP enabled.

        Done blathering for now.

- Bob

PS: Blake, I lost your message and email address, which is why I haven't
responded. (though lack of time certainly played its part... ;-)

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