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

Vasily Tarasov vtaras at openvz.org
Fri Mar 2 04:12:05 EST 2007 

Ola Lundqvist wrote:
> 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?
>   
CONFIG_VE equals "yes" by default, but it depends, as I said, on
!CONFIG_SECURITY. And CONFIG_SECURITY is on in your config, so while
pressing enter button CONFIG_VE was even not displayed. :)
> 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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