Package: linux-image-2.6.18-4-vserver-686 Version: 2.6.18.dfsg.1-12 Severity: important
The kernel patched for vserver and/or xen are only available for 686. According to VIA the C3 is a native i686 cpu WITHOUT the CMOV instruction set. Due to the fact that gcc uses the cmov instructions when -march=i686 is used respectively if PROCESSOR_PENTIUMPRO is selected in the processor alias table gcc will generate invalid instructions for the c3 (see 20000609-1.c in gcc-3.3.3/gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg and compile with -march=i686 only). Source: http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2004-07/msg02718.html The VIA C3 is used in many small PC, and/or barebones. On such devices, vserver are often installed to maintain security and isolate network services. Why are there no 386 version of it (GCC seems not to be patched to emulate the CMOV instruction) Furthermore, the -xen-vserver-686 seems badly compiled, and not readable by grub nor "file" : [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ file /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-4-xen-vserver-686 /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-4-xen-vserver-686: gzip compressed data, from Unix, last modified: Tue Mar 27 00:31:14 2007, max compression [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ file /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-4-vserver-686 /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-4-vserver-686: Linux kernel x86 boot executable RO-rootFS, root_dev 0x6807, swap_dev 0x1, Normal VGA -- System Information: Debian Release: lenny/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'stable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Kernel: Linux 2.6.8-2-386 Locale: LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) (ignored: LC_ALL set to fr_FR.UTF-8) Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.18-4-vserver-686 depends on: ii coreutils 5.96-3 The GNU core utilities ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.2 Debian configuration management sy ii initramfs-tools [linux-initra 0.85g tools for generating an initramfs ii module-init-tools 3.2.2-3 tools for managing Linux kernel mo Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.18-4-vserver-686 recommends: pn libc6-i686 <none> (no description available) pn util-vserver <none> (no description available) -- debconf information: linux-image-2.6.18-4-vserver-686/preinst/failed-to-move-modules-2.6.18-4-vserver-686: shared/kernel-image/really-run-bootloader: true * linux-image-2.6.18-4-vserver-686/preinst/lilo-initrd-2.6.18-4-vserver-686: false linux-image-2.6.18-4-vserver-686/preinst/abort-overwrite-2.6.18-4-vserver-686: linux-image-2.6.18-4-vserver-686/postinst/create-kimage-link-2.6.18-4-vserver-686: true linux-image-2.6.18-4-vserver-686/postinst/bootloader-test-error-2.6.18-4-vserver-686: linux-image-2.6.18-4-vserver-686/postinst/depmod-error-2.6.18-4-vserver-686: false linux-image-2.6.18-4-vserver-686/preinst/abort-install-2.6.18-4-vserver-686: linux-image-2.6.18-4-vserver-686/prerm/would-invalidate-boot-loader-2.6.18-4-vserver-686: true linux-image-2.6.18-4-vserver-686/postinst/old-initrd-link-2.6.18-4-vserver-686: true linux-image-2.6.18-4-vserver-686/postinst/kimage-is-a-directory: linux-image-2.6.18-4-vserver-686/preinst/bootloader-initrd-2.6.18-4-vserver-686: true linux-image-2.6.18-4-vserver-686/postinst/bootloader-error-2.6.18-4-vserver-686: linux-image-2.6.18-4-vserver-686/preinst/already-running-this-2.6.18-4-vserver-686: linux-image-2.6.18-4-vserver-686/postinst/old-system-map-link-2.6.18-4-vserver-686: true linux-image-2.6.18-4-vserver-686/prerm/removing-running-kernel-2.6.18-4-vserver-686: true linux-image-2.6.18-4-vserver-686/preinst/lilo-has-ramdisk: linux-image-2.6.18-4-vserver-686/postinst/old-dir-initrd-link-2.6.18-4-vserver-686: true linux-image-2.6.18-4-vserver-686/preinst/overwriting-modules-2.6.18-4-vserver-686: true linux-image-2.6.18-4-vserver-686/preinst/elilo-initrd-2.6.18-4-vserver-686: true linux-image-2.6.18-4-vserver-686/postinst/depmod-error-initrd-2.6.18-4-vserver-686: false linux-image-2.6.18-4-vserver-686/preinst/initrd-2.6.18-4-vserver-686: -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
