[OpenAFS-devel] 1.2.2 client crashes on Mandrake 8.1

[Derek Atkins]

Nah.  If the regular build works, then no need to really play
with the openafs-kernel-source tree.

-derek

Patrick Sodre Carlos <sodre@wam.umd.edu> writes:

>    Alright I think I found the source of the problem.
>    I have a notebook with the same Mandrake version except that it is not
> SMP and it uses disk cache(20Mb). I recompiled everything on it and things
> worked without a hitch.
>    I can recompiled the kernel module from the openafs-kernel-source if
> you guys still think that might solve the problem.
> 
> Patrick Sodre 
> 
> On 22 Oct 2001, Derek Atkins wrote:
> 
> > Just for kicks, can you build a kernel module from
> > openafs-kernel-source?
> > 
> > -derek
> > 
> > Patrick Sodre Carlos <sodre@wam.umd.edu> writes:
> > 
> > > On Mon, 22 Oct 2001, Derrick J Brashear wrote:
> > > 
> > > > E.g. it fails immediately at startup?
> > >    
> > >    Yes, it fails immediately at startup of AFS.
> > >  
> > > > I don't have time just now to figure out how Mandrake is changing their
> > > > kernel to mess with us, but if you wish to explore this issue, you may
> > > > wish to look at the patches Mandrake applies to their kernel, taking
> > > > special note of added spin locks and VFS changes.
> > > > 
> > > > -D
> > > 
> > >    It was working before with 1.2.1 with the same kernel I'm running
> > > now. Do you still believe it is possible to be something with the mandrake
> > > patches?
> > > 
> > > Patrick
> > > 
> > > 
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       Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory
       Member, MIT Student Information Processing Board  (SIPB)
       URL: http://web.mit.edu/warlord/    PP-ASEL-IA     N1NWH
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