Kernel 2.4.x BUG !!
Dear Debian Users!
I had found a bug that is in kernel-2.4.1 and kernel-2.4.2. I write this to
you cause i am a very convinced debian user, in hope you can fix this for
others of the debian group, they could have the same nerve-racking trouble
like i had with this. It is an error that comes, by compiling the kernel for
the AMD Duron processor. It seems to be possible that AMD Athlon users will
have the same problem. The following is the last mail, which i wrote to the
official kernel maintainers.
Have a lucky day!
Matthias
> > Dear Jes!
> >
> > Now i´m shure that this is a bug! Today i tried to compile kernel-2.4.0
> and
> > all was fine! Cause i tried vers. 2.4.1 and 2.4.2, this bug must be in
> both
> > versions. So please forward this mail to the responsible maintainer.
> Thanx!
> > (If you need more informations about my Hardware, /proc/xxx and so on,
let
> > me know it and i will send it.)
> >
> > Have a fine day!
> >
> > > Hi Jes!
> > >
> > > I don´t know whether this is a bug and you are the right maintainer
for
> > > this. But i hadn´t found a maintainer for the K7 driver in
> > > sourcetree/MAINTAINERS and so i write you. I tried to compile
> kernel-2.4.2
> > > with gcc-2.95.2 on a debian2.2r2 system. I had no trouble with this
> kernel
> > > and compiler before. But after i needed new hardware cause my old
> > > motherboard goes broken i´m not able to compile the kernel. I tried so
> > much
> > > things.... And i need it cause the VIA Apollo KT133A chipset works
very
> > slow
> > > now. This is my /proc/cpuinfo:
> > >
> > > processor : 0
> > > vendor_id : AuthenticAMD
> > > cpu family : 6
> > > model : 3
> > > model name : AMD Duron(tm) Processor
> > > stepping : 0
> > > cpu MHz : 850.045
> > > cache size : 64 KB
> > > fdiv_bug : no
> > > hlt_bug : no
> > > sep_bug : no
> > > f00f_bug : no
> > > coma_bug : no
> > > fpu : yes
> > > fpu_exception : yes
> > > cpuid level : 1
> > > wp : yes
> > > flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat
> > pse36
> > > psn mmxext mmx fxsr 3dnowext 3dnow
> > > bogomips : 1697.38
> > >
> > > And this is the output of make bzlilo:
> > >
> > > ld -m elf_i386 -T /rew/src/linux/arch/i386/vmlinux.lds -e stext
> > > arch/i386/kernel/head.o arch/i386/kernel/init_task.o init/main.o
> > > init/version.o \
> > > --start-group \
> > > arch/i386/kernel/kernel.o arch/i386/mm/mm.o kernel/kernel.o mm/mm.o
> > fs/fs.o
> > > ipc/ipc.o \
> > > drivers/block/block.o drivers/char/char.o drivers/misc/misc.o
> > > drivers/net/net.o drivers/media/media.o drivers/ide/idedriver.o
> > > drivers/cdrom/driver.o drivers/pci/driver.o drivers/video/video.o \
> > > net/network.o \
> > > /rew/src/linux/arch/i386/lib/lib.a /rew/src/linux/lib/lib.a
> > > /rew/src/linux/arch/i386/lib/lib.a \
> > > --end-group \
> > > -o vmlinux
> > > init/main.o: In function `check_fpu':
> > > init/main.o(.text.init+0x63): undefined reference to
> > > `__buggy_fxsr_alignment'
> > > make: *** [vmlinux] Error 1
> > >
> > > To demercate most causes of this problem i tried to compile the kernel
> > with
> > > the following .config file, with the same result:
> > >
> > > # Automatically generated by make menuconfig: don't edit
> > > #
> > > CONFIG_X86=y
> > > CONFIG_ISA=y
> > > # CONFIG_SBUS is not set
> > > CONFIG_UID16=y
> > >
> > > #
> > > # Code maturity level options
> > > #
> > > # CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL is not set
> > >
> > > #
> > > # Loadable module support
> > > #
> > > # CONFIG_MODULES is not set
> > >
> > > #
> > > # Processor type and features
> > > #
> > > # CONFIG_M386 is not set
> > > # CONFIG_M486 is not set
> > > # CONFIG_M586 is not set
> > > # CONFIG_M586TSC is not set
> > > # CONFIG_M586MMX is not set
> > > # CONFIG_M686 is not set
> > > # CONFIG_MPENTIUMIII is not set
> > > # CONFIG_MPENTIUM4 is not set
> > > # CONFIG_MK6 is not set
> > > CONFIG_MK7=y
> > > # CONFIG_MCRUSOE is not set
> > > # CONFIG_MWINCHIPC6 is not set
> > > # CONFIG_MWINCHIP2 is not set
> > > # CONFIG_MWINCHIP3D is not set
> > > CONFIG_X86_WP_WORKS_OK=y
> > > CONFIG_X86_INVLPG=y
> > > CONFIG_X86_CMPXCHG=y
> > > CONFIG_X86_BSWAP=y
> > > CONFIG_X86_POPAD_OK=y
> > > CONFIG_X86_L1_CACHE_SHIFT=6
> > > CONFIG_X86_TSC=y
> > > CONFIG_X86_GOOD_APIC=y
> > > CONFIG_X86_USE_3DNOW=y
> > > CONFIG_X86_PGE=y
> > > CONFIG_X86_USE_PPRO_CHECKSUM=y
> > > # CONFIG_TOSHIBA is not set
> > > # CONFIG_MICROCODE is not set
> > > # CONFIG_X86_MSR is not set
> > > # CONFIG_X86_CPUID is not set
> > > CONFIG_NOHIGHMEM=y
> > > # CONFIG_HIGHMEM4G is not set
> > > # CONFIG_HIGHMEM64G is not set
> > > # CONFIG_MATH_EMULATION is not set
> > > # CONFIG_MTRR is not set
> > > # CONFIG_SMP is not set
> > > # CONFIG_X86_UP_IOAPIC is not set
> > >
> > > #
> > > # General setup
> > > #
> > > # CONFIG_NET is not set
> > > All following entries are -not set- too!!
> > >
> > > Do you have any idea what here goes wrong? I think it looks like a
bug,
> or
> > > AMD´s Duron is not supported yet. Or do i made a mistake?
> > >
> > > Have a fine day!
> > >
> > > Matthias
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
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