Troubles compiling kernel @ mm/memory.c 1

[SartriX]

Problem: while 'make bzImage' can't compile mm/memory.c

For installing HTB (adv routing/queing), i needed to patch the kernel source. My current kernel is 2.4.2-2 form RedHat 7.1. I downloaded the complete kernel 2.4.17 and patched it with htb2_2.4.17.diff. (

http://luxik.cdi.cz/~devik/qos/htb/

)
After a 'make config' and 'make dep' the 'make bzImage' fails while compiling mm/memory.c at line 292 && 361 (and some others but that's due to these). In these functionheaders (zap_pte_range and zap_pmd_range) the first parameter is apparently of an unknown type namely mmu_gather_t.

My best guess is that my config is too tight... the host is a Compaq Pentium100 with (correctly configured) onboard LAN and two (also correctly configured) LAN boards. No special chipsets so I answered no to most bugfixes and refrained form x-support, sound and mouse support.

Instead of endlessly trying different configs I got here to ask you guys. If you need more info... ask.

 

[axman505]

i always thought you had to run 'make clean' after 'make dep'

 

[ifincham]

Hi,



Well that HTB patch doesn't affect memory.c so shouldn't make any difference. As you can see from the comments in this patch -->

http://www.linuxhq.com/kernel/v2.4/patch/patch-2.4.7-ac1/linux.ac/include/asm-generic/tlb.h.html

mmu_gather_t is defined in /usr/src/linux/include/asm-generic/tlb.h . Do you have that file ?



Regards

 

[SartriX]

My deepest thanx... seemed the file was damaged and unreadable. All is OK no...