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compiling 2.6.15 on 2.6.27 kernel gives error
Hi All
i've ubuntu8.10 kernel 2.6.27 installed in my system.
I've to debug the kernel using kgdb, for that i searched on net and found that kgdb is avaliaible only for 2.6.15 kernel source.
so i downloaded 2.6.15 kernel source and did everything to compile it (i used the config file from the kernel installed in my machine having kernel 2.6.27)but in the compilatoin it is giving me the error:
i've ubuntu8.10 kernel 2.6.27 installed in my system.
I've to debug the kernel using kgdb, for that i searched on net and found that kgdb is avaliaible only for 2.6.15 kernel source.
so i downloaded 2.6.15 kernel source and did everything to compile it (i used the config file from the kernel installed in my machine having kernel 2.6.27)but in the compilatoin it is giving me the error:
include/asm/mpspec_def.h:78: warning: packed attribute ignored for field of type unsigned char[6]
arch/i386/kernel/apic.c: In function smp_apic_timer_interrupt:
arch/i386/kernel/apic.c:1136: sorry, unimplemented: inlining failed in call to smp_local_timer_interrupt: function body not available
arch/i386/kernel/apic.c:1205: sorry, unimplemented: called from here
make[1]: *** [arch/i386/kernel/apic.o] Error 1
make: *** [arch/i386/kernel] Error 2
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Duncan Roe
Just to be certain, when you say you used 2.6.27 config, you do mean that you copied .config and did a "make xconfig"? (or config make target of your choice) make oldconfig might not have done a good enough job for you - a lot changed between these 2 revs and you might have to reconfigure some stuff manually (including SATA disk support)
You should delete your previus Q before any experts post to it - much easier
ASKER
yea i'ld do that.
and for your information i followed the steps as below:
and for your information i followed the steps as below:
start:
i got the source.
# bzip2 -d linux-source-2.6.15.tar.bz2
# tar xvf linux-source-2.6.15.tar
# ln -s linux-source-2.6.15 linux
# cp /boot/config-`uname -r` ./.config
make menuconfig (and changed nothing here)
# make bzImage
end.
All looks OK, except:
You must have cd'd to the Linux source directory between lines 5 & 6. Did you do "cd linux" or "cd linux-source-2.6.15"?
Before line 5, did you do "rm linux"?
If not, here is a possible scenario:
linux is a symbolic link to linux-source-2.6.27
You do line 5. This does not report an error, but has created a symbolic link to linux-source-2.6.15 *underneath* linux-source-2.6.27
You do "cd linux", expecting that your current corking directory (CWD) is linux-source-2.6.15. But your CWD is in fact linux-source-2.6.27 (verify with "/bin/pwd").
I hope that's it, because I can't see anything else that looks at all wrong - except I would have expected a bunch of warnings from make menuconfig (you see them in the window you ran it from, typically not until after it's finished (because the menu window shades the command window)). There would be no warnings if your CWD was linux-source-2.6.27 however.
You must have cd'd to the Linux source directory between lines 5 & 6. Did you do "cd linux" or "cd linux-source-2.6.15"?
Before line 5, did you do "rm linux"?
If not, here is a possible scenario:
linux is a symbolic link to linux-source-2.6.27
You do line 5. This does not report an error, but has created a symbolic link to linux-source-2.6.15 *underneath* linux-source-2.6.27
You do "cd linux", expecting that your current corking directory (CWD) is linux-source-2.6.15. But your CWD is in fact linux-source-2.6.27 (verify with "/bin/pwd").
I hope that's it, because I can't see anything else that looks at all wrong - except I would have expected a bunch of warnings from make menuconfig (you see them in the window you ran it from, typically not until after it's finished (because the menu window shades the command window)). There would be no warnings if your CWD was linux-source-2.6.27 however.
ASKER
no dear this is not the case i did everything which is required for more details i referred this link which is for 2.6.27 but i did the same steps for my kernel 2.6.15 ok...........
http://beginlinux.wordpress.com/2008/12/03/how-to-compile-an-ubuntu-810-kernel/
I think I see the problem.
In the link you posted, there is a line (referring to /usr/src):
This directory will contain the necessary headers to build the kernel. These are the source files
Forget that advice - it is for building current kernel only. Download a generic kernel tarball from ftp.kernel.org or a mirror. Unpacked source file will be called linux-2.6.15.x (x version extension, may be multi-digit). There is no need to symbolic link to linux, might be best if you didn't
Then build as before (line 6 onwards). All should be OK
In the link you posted, there is a line (referring to /usr/src):
This directory will contain the necessary headers to build the kernel. These are the source files
Forget that advice - it is for building current kernel only. Download a generic kernel tarball from ftp.kernel.org or a mirror. Unpacked source file will be called linux-2.6.15.x (x version extension, may be multi-digit). There is no need to symbolic link to linux, might be best if you didn't
Then build as before (line 6 onwards). All should be OK
ASKER
Hi,
i have tried with linux-2.6.15 without creating symbolic link also,but still i am getting the same error.
please suggest kgdb patch for kernel 2.6.27
i have tried with linux-2.6.15 without creating symbolic link also,but still i am getting the same error.
please suggest kgdb patch for kernel 2.6.27
Can you build ftp.kermel.org linux-2.6.15 unpatched with no error? Post .config if not.
Sorry I do not know anything about kgdb
Sorry I do not know anything about kgdb
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