On Tue, May 11, 2004 at 01:24:06PM +0200, Ola Lundqvist wrote: > Hello > > On Tue, May 11, 2004 at 10:37:17AM +0200, Conny Brunnkvist wrote: > > Package: kernel-patch-ctx > > Version: 1:1.27-1 > > Severity: important > > > > The patch applies without and errors or so, but at the end of the > > kernel build (make-kpkg) depmod complains that ext2.o, ext3.o (and > > possibly some other object - sorry, the full make-log is not available > > to me at this time). Specifically, it complains over one single sym: > > > > depmod: IS_IMMUTABLE > > > > (Beware of small scroll-backs, for the error from depmod is silently > > ignored by make-kpkg so the packaging goes on and finishes.) > > > > I looked through the patch and it seems as if this macro has been > > changed to one of either IS_IMMUTABLE_FILE or IS_IMMUTABLE_LINK. However > > there are a handful of places in the (post-patched) kernel tree that > > still references to the original name.
first, thanks Conny for reporting this issue, yes it is correct, that there should be no IS_IMMUTABLE() in the patched kernel, so this is a broken patch. I'll see what I can do to fix this ... > That is most probable the problem. I'll see what I can do about it. > Upstream development list is cc:ed. the thing is simple, I update the debian specific patches from time to time (everytime some user comes around and asks for a debian patch), but I do not take the time to test those patches, because if debian folks can't live with the 'vanilla' kernel + vserver patch, I expect them to do the testing. this project can not scale if I develop for 10 different distro specific kernels ... and everybody ever asked for a debian patch will confirm, that the first thing I tell them is, that they have to test it ... > > With reference to bug #245858; did someone else finally ever actually > > test this combination patch-kernel? Or is it my kernel config that's > > balmy? > > I assume that it is the patch. indeed it is, and I would expect the maintainer (you) at least to compile a new kernel/patch before uploading them, but maybe this is different for debian ... don't get me wrong, I'm glad that somebody is the designated debian maintainer for linux-vserver, but maybe it would better to tell debian folks _not_ to use the debian packages ... > Regards, > > // Ola > > > //conny > > > > -- System Information: > > Debian Release: testing/unstable > > APT prefers unstable > > APT policy: (700, 'unstable') > > Architecture: i386 (i686) > > Kernel: Linux 2.6.4-1-686 > > Locale: LANG=sv_SE, LC_CTYPE=sv_SE > > > > Versions of packages kernel-patch-ctx depends on: > > ii bash 2.05b-14 The GNU Bourne Again SHell > > ii grep-dctrl 2.1.3 Grep Debian package information > > ii patch 2.5.9-1 Apply a diff file to an original > > > > -- no debconf information > > > > -- > --------------------- Ola Lundqvist --------------------------- > / [EMAIL PROTECTED] Annebergsslingan 37 \ > | [EMAIL PROTECTED] 654 65 KARLSTAD | > | +46 (0)54-10 14 30 +46 (0)70-332 1551 | > | http://www.opal.dhs.org UIN/icq: 4912500 | > \ gpg/f.p.: 7090 A92B 18FE 7994 0C36 4FE4 18A1 B1CF 0FE5 3DD9 / > --------------------------------------------------------------- > _______________________________________________ > Vserver mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://list.linux-vserver.org/mailman/listinfo/vserver _______________________________________________ Vserver mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://list.linux-vserver.org/mailman/listinfo/vserver
