RE: Exporting new functions from kernel 2.2.14

2001-06-05 Thread Arthur Naseef
Steve: I still have not figured out the magic that creates the .ver files which would resolve your concern with the symbol versions, but I do know that you can edit the .ver file yourself (under /usr/src/linux/include/modules/) and add entries. This will eliminate the funny versioning, as in:

TTY kernel crashes

2001-06-05 Thread Arthur Naseef
I am running linux 2.2.14 with a 96-modem board and have been getting kernel oops'es. These generally only occur when I am running the system under constant swapping conditions. After much diagnosis, I have found the following sequence of events causes the oops: - do_tty_hangup called f

RE: Kernel 2.2: tq_scheduler functions scheduling and waiting

2001-05-29 Thread Arthur Naseef
I have tested with a kernel thread running the tq_scheduler and it is much more stable. The kernel still ran into a problem in n_tty.c in which the compiler optimized-out the check "if (!tty)" in n_tty_set_termios(); I am still investigating the right solution to this. As a long term fix, I will

RE: Kernel 2.2: tq_scheduler functions scheduling and waiting

2001-05-29 Thread Arthur Naseef
PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Andrew Morton Sent: Monday, May 28, 2001 10:28 PM To: Arthur Naseef Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Kernel 2.2: tq_scheduler functions scheduling and waiting Arthur Naseef wrote: > > All: > > I have been diagnosing kernel panic

Kernel 2.2: tq_scheduler functions scheduling and waiting

2001-05-28 Thread Arthur Naseef
functions waiting on wait queues, but I have not thoroughly convinced myself that (a) this was not already known, and (b) this is already happening in existing kernel code. Any help is greatly appreciated. -art Arthur Naseef P.S. If this information is availed through existing documentation