>>>>> "Keith" == Keith Owens <kaos@xxxxxxx> writes: Keith> Jes Sorensen (on 30 Mar 2006 03:57:04 -0500) wrote: >> Please note that if I compile the kernel on a box with an old >> installation and old toolchain the kernel boots, same source tree >> built on a system with a new installation and it doesn't boot. Keith> This sounds like a random data overwrite which depends on the Keith> exact kernel layout. Somebody else in SGI (Prarit ?) said that Keith> they compiled your failing tree on the same platform and their Keith> kernel worked. Since the build userid and the pathname to the Keith> kernel source tree are embedded in the binary, changing either Keith> of those will disturb the kernel layout, possibly making the Keith> problem move. Keith> Jes, try renaming your source tree to something with a Keith> different pathname length and rebuild the kernel. Does the Keith> problem change or go away? Moved it to /tmp/a and built there - no go. Cheers, Jes - : send the line "unsubscribe linux-ia64" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
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