On Tue, 2 Oct 2001, Major A wrote: > I'm just wondering what experiences you guys have with linux kernel > 2.4.x configured for SMP on Alpha (UP2000/DP264). I tried the latest > two: > > - 2.4.10: seems to fail to define the macro atomic_dec_and_lock > (linux/spinlock.h) in various files like kernel/fork.c, resulting in > undefined symbols. I think that linux/spinlock.h should be included > (I followed the #include-s), but it isn't for some subtle reason. > > - 2.4.9: bug in the pc_keyb driver, can be fixed with an extra > #include, but even then some modules get undefined symbols (same as > in 2.4.10). > > Therefore I cannot run any of these kernels. The rest of the software > on this computer is a Debian potato (gcc 2.95.2).
Never got to try either on an SMP system. I think the newest I tried was 2.4.6 before I lost access to the UP2k. What modules are you having problems with? C
