Hi. I patched 2.4.3 to 2.4.4 with the following commands: cd /usr/src cp -r linux-2.2.3 linux-2.2.4 ln -s linux-2.2.4 linux cd linux mv patch-2.2.4 . patch -p1 < patch-2.2.4 When I compiled bzImage (using .config from 2.2.3) I got the following errors: arch/i386/kernel/kernel.o(.text.lock+0x20): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_write_failed' arch/i386/kernel/kernel.o(.text.lock+0x34): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' arch/i386/kernel/kernel.o(.text.lock+0x40): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_write_failed' arch/i386/kernel/kernel.o(.text.lock+0x54): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' arch/i386/kernel/kernel.o(.text.lock+0x60): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_write_failed' arch/i386/kernel/kernel.o(.text.lock+0x74): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' arch/i386/kernel/kernel.o(.text.lock+0x81): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_read_failed' arch/i386/kernel/kernel.o(.text.lock+0x96): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' arch/i386/kernel/kernel.o(.text.lock+0xa3): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_read_failed' arch/i386/kernel/kernel.o(.text.lock+0xb8): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' arch/i386/mm/mm.o(.text.lock+0x3): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_read_failed' arch/i386/mm/mm.o(.text.lock+0x18): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' arch/i386/mm/mm.o(.text.lock+0x2c): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' arch/i386/mm/mm.o(.text.lock+0x40): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' arch/i386/mm/mm.o(.text.lock+0x54): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' kernel/kernel.o(.text.lock+0xc): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_write_failed' kernel/kernel.o(.text.lock+0x20): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' kernel/kernel.o(.text.lock+0x41): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_read_failed' kernel/kernel.o(.text.lock+0x56): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' kernel/kernel.o(.text.lock+0x62): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_write_failed' kernel/kernel.o(.text.lock+0x76): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' kernel/kernel.o(.text.lock+0x83): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_read_failed' kernel/kernel.o(.text.lock+0x98): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' kernel/kernel.o(.text.lock+0xa5): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_read_failed' kernel/kernel.o(.text.lock+0xba): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' kernel/kernel.o(.text.lock+0xc7): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_read_failed' kernel/kernel.o(.text.lock+0xdc): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' kernel/kernel.o(.text.lock+0xe8): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_write_failed' kernel/kernel.o(.text.lock+0xfc): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' kernel/kernel.o(.text.lock+0x109): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_read_failed' kernel/kernel.o(.text.lock+0x11e): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' kernel/kernel.o(.text.lock+0x12a): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_write_failed' kernel/kernel.o(.text.lock+0x13e): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' mm/mm.o(.text.lock+0x2): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_write_failed' mm/mm.o(.text.lock+0x16): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' mm/mm.o(.text.lock+0x2a): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' mm/mm.o(.text.lock+0x36): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_write_failed' mm/mm.o(.text.lock+0x4a): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' mm/mm.o(.text.lock+0x56): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_write_failed' mm/mm.o(.text.lock+0x6a): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' mm/mm.o(.text.lock+0x8b): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_read_failed' mm/mm.o(.text.lock+0xa0): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' mm/mm.o(.text.lock+0xac): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_write_failed' mm/mm.o(.text.lock+0xc0): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' mm/mm.o(.text.lock+0xcd): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_read_failed' mm/mm.o(.text.lock+0xe2): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' mm/mm.o(.text.lock+0x102): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_write_failed' mm/mm.o(.text.lock+0x116): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' mm/mm.o(.text.lock+0x122): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_write_failed' mm/mm.o(.text.lock+0x136): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' mm/mm.o(.text.lock+0x142): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_write_failed' mm/mm.o(.text.lock+0x156): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' mm/mm.o(.text.lock+0x162): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_write_failed' mm/mm.o(.text.lock+0x176): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' mm/mm.o(.text.lock+0x182): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_write_failed' mm/mm.o(.text.lock+0x196): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' mm/mm.o(.text.lock+0x1a2): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_write_failed' mm/mm.o(.text.lock+0x1b6): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' fs/fs.o(.text.lock+0x98): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_write_failed' fs/fs.o(.text.lock+0xac): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' fs/fs.o(.text.lock+0x176): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_write_failed' fs/fs.o(.text.lock+0x18a): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' fs/fs.o(.text.lock+0x485): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_read_failed' fs/fs.o(.text.lock+0x49a): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' fs/fs.o(.text.lock+0x4a6): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_write_failed' fs/fs.o(.text.lock+0x4ba): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' fs/fs.o(.text.lock+0x4c6): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_write_failed' fs/fs.o(.text.lock+0x4da): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' fs/fs.o(.text.lock+0x4e6): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_write_failed' fs/fs.o(.text.lock+0x4fa): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' fs/fs.o(.text.lock+0x506): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_write_failed' fs/fs.o(.text.lock+0x51a): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' fs/fs.o(.text.lock+0x526): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_write_failed' fs/fs.o(.text.lock+0x53a): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' fs/fs.o(.text.lock+0x546): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_write_failed' fs/fs.o(.text.lock+0x55a): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' fs/fs.o(.text.lock+0x566): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_write_failed' fs/fs.o(.text.lock+0x57a): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' fs/fs.o(.text.lock+0x587): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_read_failed' fs/fs.o(.text.lock+0x59c): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' fs/fs.o(.text.lock+0x5a9): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_read_failed' fs/fs.o(.text.lock+0x5be): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' fs/fs.o(.text.lock+0x5cb): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_read_failed' fs/fs.o(.text.lock+0x5e0): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' fs/fs.o(.text.lock+0x5ed): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_read_failed' fs/fs.o(.text.lock+0x602): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' fs/fs.o(.text.lock+0x60f): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_read_failed' fs/fs.o(.text.lock+0x624): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' ipc/ipc.o(.text.lock+0xfc): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_write_failed' ipc/ipc.o(.text.lock+0x110): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' ipc/ipc.o(.text.lock+0x130): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_write_failed' ipc/ipc.o(.text.lock+0x144): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' drivers/char/char.o(.text.lock+0x49): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_read_failed' drivers/char/char.o(.text.lock+0x5e): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' drivers/char/char.o(.text.lock+0x72): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' make: *** [vmlinux] Error 1 Any help would be greatly apprecited. Please cc: linuxkernel@blueyonder in any reply.
arch/i386/kernel/kernel.o(.text.lock+0x20): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_write_failed' arch/i386/kernel/kernel.o(.text.lock+0x34): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' arch/i386/kernel/kernel.o(.text.lock+0x40): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_write_failed' arch/i386/kernel/kernel.o(.text.lock+0x54): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' arch/i386/kernel/kernel.o(.text.lock+0x60): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_write_failed' arch/i386/kernel/kernel.o(.text.lock+0x74): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' arch/i386/kernel/kernel.o(.text.lock+0x81): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_read_failed' arch/i386/kernel/kernel.o(.text.lock+0x96): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' arch/i386/kernel/kernel.o(.text.lock+0xa3): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_read_failed' arch/i386/kernel/kernel.o(.text.lock+0xb8): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' arch/i386/mm/mm.o(.text.lock+0x3): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_read_failed' arch/i386/mm/mm.o(.text.lock+0x18): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' arch/i386/mm/mm.o(.text.lock+0x2c): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' arch/i386/mm/mm.o(.text.lock+0x40): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' arch/i386/mm/mm.o(.text.lock+0x54): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' kernel/kernel.o(.text.lock+0xc): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_write_failed' kernel/kernel.o(.text.lock+0x20): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' kernel/kernel.o(.text.lock+0x41): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_read_failed' kernel/kernel.o(.text.lock+0x56): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' kernel/kernel.o(.text.lock+0x62): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_write_failed' kernel/kernel.o(.text.lock+0x76): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' kernel/kernel.o(.text.lock+0x83): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_read_failed' kernel/kernel.o(.text.lock+0x98): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' kernel/kernel.o(.text.lock+0xa5): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_read_failed' kernel/kernel.o(.text.lock+0xba): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' kernel/kernel.o(.text.lock+0xc7): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_read_failed' kernel/kernel.o(.text.lock+0xdc): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' kernel/kernel.o(.text.lock+0xe8): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_write_failed' kernel/kernel.o(.text.lock+0xfc): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' kernel/kernel.o(.text.lock+0x109): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_read_failed' kernel/kernel.o(.text.lock+0x11e): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' kernel/kernel.o(.text.lock+0x12a): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_write_failed' kernel/kernel.o(.text.lock+0x13e): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' mm/mm.o(.text.lock+0x2): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_write_failed' mm/mm.o(.text.lock+0x16): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' mm/mm.o(.text.lock+0x2a): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' mm/mm.o(.text.lock+0x36): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_write_failed' mm/mm.o(.text.lock+0x4a): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' mm/mm.o(.text.lock+0x56): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_write_failed' mm/mm.o(.text.lock+0x6a): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' mm/mm.o(.text.lock+0x8b): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_read_failed' mm/mm.o(.text.lock+0xa0): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' mm/mm.o(.text.lock+0xac): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_write_failed' mm/mm.o(.text.lock+0xc0): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' mm/mm.o(.text.lock+0xcd): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_read_failed' mm/mm.o(.text.lock+0xe2): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' mm/mm.o(.text.lock+0x102): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_write_failed' mm/mm.o(.text.lock+0x116): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' mm/mm.o(.text.lock+0x122): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_write_failed' mm/mm.o(.text.lock+0x136): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' mm/mm.o(.text.lock+0x142): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_write_failed' mm/mm.o(.text.lock+0x156): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' mm/mm.o(.text.lock+0x162): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_write_failed' mm/mm.o(.text.lock+0x176): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' mm/mm.o(.text.lock+0x182): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_write_failed' mm/mm.o(.text.lock+0x196): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' mm/mm.o(.text.lock+0x1a2): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_write_failed' mm/mm.o(.text.lock+0x1b6): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' fs/fs.o(.text.lock+0x98): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_write_failed' fs/fs.o(.text.lock+0xac): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' fs/fs.o(.text.lock+0x176): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_write_failed' fs/fs.o(.text.lock+0x18a): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' fs/fs.o(.text.lock+0x485): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_read_failed' fs/fs.o(.text.lock+0x49a): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' fs/fs.o(.text.lock+0x4a6): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_write_failed' fs/fs.o(.text.lock+0x4ba): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' fs/fs.o(.text.lock+0x4c6): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_write_failed' fs/fs.o(.text.lock+0x4da): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' fs/fs.o(.text.lock+0x4e6): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_write_failed' fs/fs.o(.text.lock+0x4fa): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' fs/fs.o(.text.lock+0x506): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_write_failed' fs/fs.o(.text.lock+0x51a): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' fs/fs.o(.text.lock+0x526): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_write_failed' fs/fs.o(.text.lock+0x53a): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' fs/fs.o(.text.lock+0x546): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_write_failed' fs/fs.o(.text.lock+0x55a): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' fs/fs.o(.text.lock+0x566): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_write_failed' fs/fs.o(.text.lock+0x57a): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' fs/fs.o(.text.lock+0x587): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_read_failed' fs/fs.o(.text.lock+0x59c): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' fs/fs.o(.text.lock+0x5a9): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_read_failed' fs/fs.o(.text.lock+0x5be): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' fs/fs.o(.text.lock+0x5cb): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_read_failed' fs/fs.o(.text.lock+0x5e0): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' fs/fs.o(.text.lock+0x5ed): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_read_failed' fs/fs.o(.text.lock+0x602): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' fs/fs.o(.text.lock+0x60f): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_read_failed' fs/fs.o(.text.lock+0x624): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' ipc/ipc.o(.text.lock+0xfc): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_write_failed' ipc/ipc.o(.text.lock+0x110): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' ipc/ipc.o(.text.lock+0x130): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_write_failed' ipc/ipc.o(.text.lock+0x144): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' drivers/char/char.o(.text.lock+0x49): undefined reference to `rwsem_down_read_failed' drivers/char/char.o(.text.lock+0x5e): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' drivers/char/char.o(.text.lock+0x72): undefined reference to `rwsem_wake' make: *** [vmlinux] Error 1