Re: Kernel 2.5.33 successfully compiled

Hi,

I must admit that Alpha is a few more out of sync than it deserves.

On Tue, 3 Sep 2002, Oliver Pitzeier wrote:
> > 2. The following file need copied (a quick hack)
> >
> >          cd include/asm
> >           cp ../asm-i386/kmap_types.h  .

That's really a bad hack, if i386 kmap types match up with your 
expectations, you must be a lucky guy. i386 and alpha are still 100% 
different machines.

> I used the same quick-hack, but I was wondering why kmap_types.h is missing... 
> Any ideas? Anybody?

It wasn't introduced, I guess.

> > process.c: In function `alpha_clone':
> > process.c:268: too few arguments to function `do_fork'
> > process.c: In function `alpha_vfork':
> > process.c:277: too few arguments to function `do_fork'
> > make[1]: *** [process.o] Error 1
> > make[1]: Leaving directory

Yes, the syntax changed. 

> The same problems happens here. I'm currently searching for the changelog for 
> do_fork, so I may find out what arguments I should add to make this working 
> again. At the i386-tree there is sometimes "NULL" as the last argument added, 
> but I don't believe that it will be good to simply add "NULL" in every 
> function call. :o)

The NULL only needs to be non-NULL if we clone with CLONE_CLEARTID.

			Thunder
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