[OpenAFS] linux kernel options ?

[EC]

>>>>
>>>> Are there any =AB=A0must have=A0=BB options in order to make AFSD =
work in a
>>>> linux
>>>> kernel ?
>>>>
>>>
>>> Nice question ...
>>> You mean runtime options??? or configure options for OpenAFS?? or
>>> options for the compilation of the kernel or start options for =
afsd??
>>>
>>> The question about runtime options for kernel and afsd I can tell
>>> there
>>> are no "must have" options :-).
>>> If you set up your cache for AFS, afsd should simply work after
>>> inserting the kernel module.
>>>
>>> For the rest you have to be more specific.
>>
>> I mean Linux Kernel compilation options.
>>
>
>I never needed something special.
>
>> I have a P4 and P3. My scripts for compilation and launching of
>> OpenAFS work
>> fine for the P4. The P3 cannot start AFSD..  kernel oopses. (sent
>> recently a
>> message about afsd crash... no answer... :( ).
>>
>
>What Kernel are you using on those two platforms?? Maybe you wrote that
>on your recent message. I can't find it right now, sorry.

Linux Kernel 2.4.27 / 2.4.28. No patches applied. AFS 1.2.13.
Module is loaded correctly (but kernel tainted). Servers start ok. AFSD
oopses the kernel and goes to a sort of infinite loop.

Ksymoops gives :=20

>>EIP; c0110806 <wait_for_completion+66/ac>   <=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D

Trace; d88cd03b <[libafs-2.4.28.4es]afs_DaemonOp+6b/e0>
Trace; d88ccf90 <[libafs-2.4.28.4es]afsd_launcher+0/40>
Trace; d88cdb99 <[libafs-2.4.28.4es]afs_syscall_call+ae9/b10>
Trace; c01296f2 <__alloc_pages+6a/28c>
Trace; c0127f42 <lru_cache_add+5a/60>
Trace; c011f893 <do_wp_page+1af/1f0>
Trace; c011fe53 <handle_mm_fault+7b/b4>
Trace; c010f6e4 <do_page_fault+160/4a0>
Trace; d88cdddf <[libafs-2.4.28.4es]afs_syscall+1bf/210>
Trace; c011be20 <sys_setpriority+5c/d4>
Trace; c0106b27 <system_call+33/38>

Or :=20

>>EIP; c01105e6 <__wake_up+32/a4>   <=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D

Trace; d88edba0 <[libafs-2.4.28.4es]afs_waitForever+0/4>
Trace; d88ca5c0 <[libafs-2.4.28.4es]afs_osi_Wakeup+40/50>
Trace; d88ccc35 <[libafs-2.4.28.4es]afs_InitSetup+85/90>
Trace; d88edb30 <[libafs-2.4.28.4es]afs_InitSetup_done+0/4>
Trace; d88ccbc6 <[libafs-2.4.28.4es]afs_InitSetup+16/90>
Trace; d88cd077 <[libafs-2.4.28.4es]afs_DaemonOp+a7/e0>
Trace; d88cdb99 <[libafs-2.4.28.4es]afs_syscall_call+ae9/b10>
Trace; c01296f2 <__alloc_pages+6a/28c>
Trace; c0127f42 <lru_cache_add+5a/60>
Trace; c011f893 <do_wp_page+1af/1f0>
Trace; c011fe53 <handle_mm_fault+7b/b4>
Trace; c010f6e4 <do_page_fault+160/4a0>
Trace; d88cdddf <[libafs-2.4.28.4es]afs_syscall+1bf/210>
Trace; c011be20 <sys_setpriority+5c/d4>
Trace; c0106b27 <system_call+33/38>