Bug#412957: linux-source-2.6.18: UML ARCH=um compile fails with CONFIG_MODE_TT=y (regression)

[maximilian attems <maks@stro.at>]

On Thu, 01 Mar 2007, Mattia Dongili wrote:

> On Thu, Mar 01, 2007 at 10:08:01AM -0800, Ryan Finnie wrote:
> > Sorry for the double reply Mattia; I forgot to CC BTS originally.
> > 
> > On 3/1/07, Mattia Dongili <malattia@linux.it> wrote:
> > >The patch you're refrerring is missing some bits to actually work, the
> > >attached patch is based on b428b51ed9a4ff8445ea50769961f948480c1d36
> > >(just one hunk removed since it's already present), applies ontop of
> > >uml-compilation.patch and fixes the build issue you're seeing.
> > >
> > >Can you confirm?
> > 
> > Confirmed.  UML guest compiles with the patch and seems to be running OK.
> > 
> > Should this be serious instead of important?  It should probably go in
> > the next package release anyway because it's a regression, but I don't
> > know if that means a severity change.
> 
> Don't know, let's wait for someone from the kernel-team to speakup.
> 
> Anyway also note that MODE_TT is known to be broken and is discouraged
> from upstream UML developers.
> 
> -- 
> mattia
> :wq!

thanks mattia for the follow up,
i'll include that patch beginning of next week.

severity important is due to aboves consideration enough to warranty
to get into the next linux image.

-- 
maks