Re: anything dns related crashes?

About the ever-elusive NPTL support. I obtained the relevant patches from the Fedora SRPM and tried 
to apply them into a 2.4.28-pre4 source tree. It's so out of sync it isn't even funny. Ditto for the 
RHEL3 version.

I imagine porting the whole thing to the latest 2.4 would be a major PITA. Sadly, I'm no kernel hacker.

Juan Carlos Castro y Castro wrote:
> Try to find the kernel-XXXXX.src.rpm corresponding to the kernel RPM 
> you're running, and in which things work. (Not to be confused with 
> kernel-source-XXXXX.rpm). The patches are in there.
> 
> According to this 
> (http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-list/2003-December/msg00493.html)
> 
> the patches you should be looking for are
> 
> linux-*-nptl-A1.patch
> linux-*-nptl-exec-shield.patch
> 
> Im my case it would be kernel-2.4.21-20.1TL.src.rpm (where can I get it 
> BTW?) Whether they'll apply cleanly to the latest 2.4.x is another matter.
> 
> Juan
> 
> Pasi Pirhonen wrote:
> 
>> Hi,
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Oct 22, 2004 at 08:53:20PM +0200, Remco Barendse wrote:
>>
>>> Uhhh......   :)
>>>
>>> Where can I find the NPTL patch for a plain vanilla kernel?
>>>
>>> Thanks!!
>>>
>>
>>
>> There isn't much one (AFAIK). The Fedora Core 1 2.4-series kernel does
>> have NPTL, but i remember that being 2.4.22-level too.
>>
>> I've read/heard that if one renames the /lib/tls to be something else,
>> the vanilla kernel would work, but i have NOT tested this and NOT even
>> sure if that doesn't have any other side effects. That should
>> efectively disable the NTPL tho.
>>
>> Another, for single commands, would be using
>>
>> LD_ASSUME_KERNEL=2.4.1 /path/to/some/command
>>
>> Maybe even exporting that to ENV globally would do some effects. I
>> really don't know and don't even want to know. I am pretty committed
>> tho this source base and actually quiote happy with it too.
>>
>> If i'd need something vanilla, i'd take the modutils (the hybrid one)
>> modutils-2.4.26-15.src.rpm and use vanilla 2.6-series. I don't (at
>> least now) remember Tao Linux needing anyhting else to be able to use
>> 2.4/2.6 hybrid setup.
>>
>> Be warned that i do remember that when one does have this modutils
>> installed, installing NEW 2.4-series kernel would result from static
>> versions to be included to new initrd, so manual fixing or --force
>> installing the original modutils for 2.4-kernel install, would be
>> required.
>>
>> One _ALWAYS_ leaves the last working kernel intact anyway :)
>>
>>
>> Now, when i think it more, i think the /sys must be created for sysfs.
>> There might be something else too what i don't really remember now ...
>> at least /etc/modprobe.conf would be there (used with 2.6).
>>
>> So summarizing: ANY 2.6-series kernel does have NPTL, but those
>> 2.4-series that does, are rare items :)
>>
>> Then again, if there is some special patch/feature you need for usage
>> of vanilla 2.4-series, i am always open for listening and maybe even
>> merging it in (if that wouldn't exceed my skills which are limited
>> withing kernel-land).
>>
>> The delayed U3-release (for archs i maintain, like x86-64, ia64, s390,
>> s390x) does already have bunch of enhancement in it's kernel which are
>> unique to those Tao Linux archs.
>>
>> - 3ware 9500-series driver (including installation support)
>> - forcedeth support (tested only with 10/100 NForce3 chipset)
>> - Marvel/3x940 support
>> - XFS (not supported for installation)
>> - GFS (Gloobal Filesystem) included in base release
>> - few minor kernel fixes that redhat will catch up later
>> - something else that i don't remember now :P
>>
>> Most of those being _my_ needs so i need those and therefor need to
>> support those too .....

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