hello, i've just upgraded binutils to 2.11.92.0.12.3-6. i noticed the waring about "kernel linf failure info". i've also read thru bugs 131071 and 122168. it appears to pertain to the build process of 2.4.16. i am running 2.4.16-k6 which i didn't compile myself, it comes from the kernel-image package. will this problem affect an already-compiled kernel, or only the build process? i'm just wondering if i should downgrade binutils and put it on hold. here is the warning: You may experience problems linking older (and some newer) kernels with this version of binutils. This is not because of a bug in the linker, but rather a bug in the kernel source. This is being worked out and fixed by the upstream kernel group in newer kernels, but not all of the problems may have been fixed at this time. Older kernel versions will almost always exhibit the problem, however, and no attempts are being made to fix those that we know of. There are a few work-arounds, but the most reliable is to edit the linker script for your architecture (e.g. arch/i386/vmlinux.lds) and remove the '*(.text.exit)' entry from the 'DISCARD' line. It will bloat the kernel somewhat, but it should link properly. it sounds to me to only affect someone who is building a kernel, not one who installed a pre-compiled one.... right? tia, jason ------------------------------------------------------------- | registered linux user #202942 | http://counter.li.org/ | | Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 Woody | 2.4.16-k6 | | jason@theigloo.dhs.org | http://theigloo.dhs.org | -------------------------------------------------------------
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