Bug#410933: alpha: Could not allocate X bytes percpu data

[Andras HORVATH <raas@elvis.elte.hu>]

Package: linux-image-2.6.18-4-alpha-smp
Version: 2.6.18.dfsg.1-10
Severity: normal
Tags: patch


Hello,

linux-image-2.6.18-4-alpha-smp still suffers from "Could not allocate X
bytes percpu data" when loading modules (for example, xfs, eepro100 and
e100). 

I've found this discussion (regarding the previous version,
linux-image-2.6.18-3-alpha-smp): 
http://www.mail-archive.com/debian-alpha@lists.debian.org/msg23999.html

where this patch was suggested:
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=116593521703170&w=2

Could (the|a) fix please be included in the next release please? I'd be
all too happy to go back to distro kernels from self-built ones.

cheers,
Andras

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 4.0
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: alpha
Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.18-rc7
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)

Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.18-4-alpha-smp depends on:
ii  coreutils                     5.97-5     The GNU core utilities
ii  debconf [debconf-2.0]         1.5.11     Debian configuration management sy
ii  initramfs-tools [linux-initra 0.85e      tools for generating an initramfs
ii  module-init-tools             3.3-pre3-1 tools for managing Linux kernel mo

linux-image-2.6.18-4-alpha-smp recommends no packages.

-- debconf information:
  shared/kernel-image/really-run-bootloader: true
  linux-image-2.6.18-4-alpha-smp/postinst/depmod-error-2.6.18-4-alpha-smp: false
  linux-image-2.6.18-4-alpha-smp/preinst/failed-to-move-modules-2.6.18-4-alpha-smp:
  linux-image-2.6.18-4-alpha-smp/preinst/initrd-2.6.18-4-alpha-smp:
  linux-image-2.6.18-4-alpha-smp/preinst/abort-install-2.6.18-4-alpha-smp:
  linux-image-2.6.18-4-alpha-smp/postinst/old-dir-initrd-link-2.6.18-4-alpha-smp: true
  linux-image-2.6.18-4-alpha-smp/postinst/depmod-error-initrd-2.6.18-4-alpha-smp: false
  linux-image-2.6.18-4-alpha-smp/preinst/already-running-this-2.6.18-4-alpha-smp:
  linux-image-2.6.18-4-alpha-smp/prerm/would-invalidate-boot-loader-2.6.18-4-alpha-smp: true
  linux-image-2.6.18-4-alpha-smp/postinst/create-kimage-link-2.6.18-4-alpha-smp: true
  linux-image-2.6.18-4-alpha-smp/preinst/bootloader-initrd-2.6.18-4-alpha-smp: true
  linux-image-2.6.18-4-alpha-smp/postinst/old-initrd-link-2.6.18-4-alpha-smp: true
  linux-image-2.6.18-4-alpha-smp/prerm/removing-running-kernel-2.6.18-4-alpha-smp: true
  linux-image-2.6.18-4-alpha-smp/postinst/kimage-is-a-directory:
  linux-image-2.6.18-4-alpha-smp/preinst/overwriting-modules-2.6.18-4-alpha-smp: true
  linux-image-2.6.18-4-alpha-smp/postinst/old-system-map-link-2.6.18-4-alpha-smp: true
  linux-image-2.6.18-4-alpha-smp/preinst/abort-overwrite-2.6.18-4-alpha-smp:
  linux-image-2.6.18-4-alpha-smp/preinst/elilo-initrd-2.6.18-4-alpha-smp: true
  linux-image-2.6.18-4-alpha-smp/postinst/bootloader-test-error-2.6.18-4-alpha-smp:
  linux-image-2.6.18-4-alpha-smp/preinst/lilo-has-ramdisk:
  linux-image-2.6.18-4-alpha-smp/preinst/lilo-initrd-2.6.18-4-alpha-smp: true
  linux-image-2.6.18-4-alpha-smp/postinst/bootloader-error-2.6.18-4-alpha-smp: