[Debian] Re: What version of debian kernel to use?

Ola Lundqvist ola at opalsys.net
Fri Mar 2 04:09:23 EST 2007 

Privet Vasily

On Fri, Mar 02, 2007 at 12:03:01PM +0300, Vasily Tarasov wrote:
> Hello, Ola,
> 
> You're building this kernel with CONFIG_VE option turned off, so you
> turn off ALL OpenVZ functionality! Our kernel doesn't compile in this
> situation, it's a bug (http://bugzilla.openvz.org/show_bug.cgi?id=433),
> but I don't think it'll be fixed soon, as it's of minor importance.
> Also note, that CONFIG_VE depends on !CONFIG_SECURITY, which is on in
> your config.

Ohh! I just pressed a number of ENTER through the configuration phase?
Why is CONFIG_VE default value = no?

I'll change the configuration and try to rebuild.

Regards,

// Ola

> Thanks,
> Vasily.
> 
> Ola Lundqvist wrote:
> > Privet Vasily
> >
> > I still get a number of errors.
> >
> > kernel/sched.c: In function '__activate_task':
> > kernel/sched.c:1565: warning: implicit declaration of function 've_stop_idle'
> > kernel/sched.c:1565: error: 've' undeclared (first use in this function)
> > kernel/sched.c:1565: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
> > kernel/sched.c:1565: error: for each function it appears in.)
> > kernel/sched.c: In function 'deactivate_task':
> > kernel/sched.c:1718: error: 'pcpu' undeclared (first use in this function)
> > kernel/sched.c:1735: warning: implicit declaration of function 've_strt_idle'
> > kernel/sched.c:1735: error: 've' undeclared (first use in this function)
> > kernel/sched.c:1735: error: 'cpu' undeclared (first use in this function)
> > kernel/sched.c: In function 'pull_task':
> > kernel/sched.c:3037: error: 've' undeclared (first use in this function)
> > kernel/sched.c: In function 'vsched_add_vcpu':
> > kernel/sched.c:8218: warning: implicit declaration of function 'VE_CPU_STATS'
> > kernel/sched.c:8218: error: 'struct fairsched_node' has no member named 'owner_env'
> > kernel/sched.c:8219: error: invalid application of 'sizeof' to incomplete type 'struct ve_cpu_stats' 
> > kernel/sched.c:8219: warning: passing argument 1 of 'memset' makes pointer from integer without a cast
> > kernel/sched.c:8221: error: 'struct fairsched_node' has no member named 'owner_env'
> > ...
> > mm/page_alloc.c: In function '__alloc_collect_stats':
> > mm/page_alloc.c:929: error: 'kstat_glb_lock' undeclared (first use in this function)
> > mm/page_alloc.c:929: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
> > mm/page_alloc.c:929: error: for each function it appears in.)
> > mm/page_alloc.c:930: warning: implicit declaration of function 'KSTAT_LAT_ADD'
> > mm/page_alloc.c:930: error: 'kstat_glob' undeclared (first use in this function)make[2]: *** [mm/page_alloc.o] Fel 1
> > ...
> > fs/dcache.c: In function 'shrink_dcache_memory':
> > fs/dcache.c:727: warning: implicit declaration of function 'KSTAT_PERF_ENTER'
> > fs/dcache.c:727: error: 'shrink_dcache' undeclared (first use in this function)
> > fs/dcache.c:728: error: expected ';' before 'if'
> > fs/dcache.c:735: warning: implicit declaration of function 'KSTAT_PERF_LEAVE'
> > fs/dcache.c:736: error: expected ';' before 'return'
> > fs/dcache.c:734: warning: label 'out' defined but not used
> > fs/dcache.c:725: warning: unused variable 'res'
> > fs/dcache.c:737: warning: no return statement in function returning non-void
> > make[2]: *** [fs/dcache.o] Fel 1
> > make[2]: *** Inväntar oavslutade jobb...
> >   CC      arch/sparc64/kernel/prom.o
> > fs/inode.c: In function 'shrink_icache_memory':
> > fs/inode.c:530: warning: implicit declaration of function 'KSTAT_PERF_ENTER'
> > fs/inode.c:530: error: 'shrink_icache' undeclared (first use in this function)
> > fs/inode.c:530: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
> > fs/inode.c:530: error: for each function it appears in.)
> > fs/inode.c:531: error: expected ';' before 'if'
> > fs/inode.c:543: warning: no return statement in function returning non-void
> > make[2]: *** [fs/inode.o] Fel 1
> >
> > The reason why I got more than the first error is that I run it on deb-build-sparc.openvz.org
> > which allow me to build several files in parallell.
> >
> > Please make a testbuild there to see that it works.
> >
> > You can find the kernel config file in:
> > /home/ola/build/linux-openvz-2.6/.config on that machine.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > // Ola
> >
> > On Thu, Mar 01, 2007 at 07:19:48PM +0300, Vasily Tarasov wrote:
> >   
> >> Hello, Ola,
> >>
> >> This is a fixed patch:
> >> http://download.openvz.org/~vass/diff-ovz-2.6.18-028test015-deb-2.gz
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Vasily
> >>
> >> Ola Lundqvist wrote:
> >>     
> >>> Privet Vasily (and others)
> >>>
> >>> On amd64, 486 and sparc architecture I got this build error:
> >>>
> >>> kernel/sched.c: In function '__activate_task':
> >>> kernel/sched.c:1565: warning: implicit declaration of function 've_stop_idle'
> >>> kernel/sched.c:1565: error: 've' undeclared (first use in this function)
> >>> kernel/sched.c:1565: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
> >>> kernel/sched.c:1565: error: for each function it appears in.)
> >>> kernel/sched.c: In function 'deactivate_task':
> >>> kernel/sched.c:1718: error: 'pcpu' undeclared (first use in this function)
> >>> kernel/sched.c:1735: warning: implicit declaration of function 've_strt_idle'
> >>> kernel/sched.c:1735: error: 've' undeclared (first use in this function)
> >>> kernel/sched.c:1735: error: 'cpu' undeclared (first use in this function)
> >>> kernel/sched.c: In function 'pull_task':
> >>> kernel/sched.c:3037: error: 've' undeclared (first use in this function)
> >>> kernel/sched.c: In function 'vsched_add_vcpu':
> >>> kernel/sched.c:8218: warning: implicit declaration of function 'VE_CPU_STATS'
> >>> kernel/sched.c:8218: error: 'struct fairsched_node' has no member named 'owner_env'
> >>> kernel/sched.c:8219: error: invalid application of 'sizeof' to incomplete type 'struct ve_cpu_stats' 
> >>> kernel/sched.c:8219: warning: passing argument 1 of 'memset' makes pointer from integer without a cast
> >>> kernel/sched.c:8221: error: 'struct fairsched_node' has no member named 'owner_env'
> >>> make[2]: *** [kernel/sched.o] Fel 1
> >>> make[1]: *** [kernel] Fel 2
> >>> make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/ola/build/linux-openvz-2.6/linux-source-2.6.18'
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> It would be nice if you could fix that.
> >>>
> >>> Regards,
> >>>
> >>> // Ola
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Tue, Feb 27, 2007 at 03:50:35PM +0300, Vasily Tarasov wrote:
> >>>   
> >>>       
> >>>> Hej, Ola,
> >>>>
> >>>> this is OpenVZ patch against 2.6.18.dfsg.1-11 Debian kernel:
> >>>> http://download.openvz.org/~vass/patch-ovz-028.015-2.6.18.dfsg.1-11.gz
> >>>>
> >>>> Vasily
> >>>>
> >>>> Ola Lundqvist wrote:
> >>>>     
> >>>>         
> >>>>> Privet Vasily
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On Thu, Feb 22, 2007 at 02:28:52PM +0300, Vasily Tarasov wrote:
> >>>>>   
> >>>>>       
> >>>>>           
> >>>>>> Hello, Ola
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> I want to clarify one thing.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> linux-source-2.6.18 package is available now in testing and in unstable
> >>>>>> repositories.
> >>>>>> Last version in testing repository is 2.6.18-7 and last version in
> >>>>>> unstable repository is 2.6.18.dfsg.1-11
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> As far as I understand testing repository will be transformed to stable
> >>>>>> one as soon as Etch will be released. We want to have OpenVZ patch
> >>>>>> against Etch kernel, thus I should prepare patch against 2.6.18-7
> >>>>>> version, but not against 2.6.18.dfsg.1-11one. Should I?
> >>>>>>     
> >>>>>>         
> >>>>>>             
> >>>>> There is a special exception for the kernel currently. In general you
> >>>>> are correct but the case today is actually that the 2.6.18.dfsg.1-11
> >>>>> will be a part of stable. At least according to the release team.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> So make the patch against that version.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Regards,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> // Ola
> >>>>>
> >>>>>   
> >>>>>       
> >>>>>           
> >>>>>> Thank you,
> >>>>>> Vasily
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>     
> >>>>>>         
> >>>>>>             
> >>     
> >
> >   
> 
> 

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