I got the following compile error in 2.5.55: <-- snip --> ... ld -m elf_i386 -r -o drivers/built-in.o drivers/pci/built-in.o drivers/acpi/built-in.o drivers/pnp/built-in.o drivers/serial/built-in.o drivers/parport/built-in.o drivers/base/built-in.o drivers/char/built-in.o drivers/block/built-in.o drivers/misc/built-in.o drivers/net/built-in.o drivers/media/built-in.o drivers/atm/built-in.o drivers/ide/built-in.o drivers/scsi/built-in.o drivers/ieee1394/built-in.o drivers/cdrom/built-in.o drivers/video/built-in.o drivers/mtd/built-in.o drivers/pcmcia/built-in.o drivers/block/paride/built-in.o drivers/usb/built-in.o drivers/input/built-in.o drivers/input/gameport/built-in.o drivers/input/serio/built-in.o drivers/message/built-in.o drivers/i2c/built-in.o drivers/telephony/built-in.o drivers/md/built-in.o drivers/bluetooth/built-in.o drivers/hotplug/built-in.o drivers/mca/built-in.o drivers/i2c/built-in.o(.data+0x14): multiple definition of `driver_lock' drivers/net/built-in.o(.data+0xcf14): first defined here ld: Warning: size of symbol `driver_lock' changed from 4 to 20 in drivers/i2c/built-in.o make[1]: *** [drivers/built-in.o] Error 1 <-- snip --> The offending files are: drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c drivers/net/aironet4500_proc.c cu Adrian -- "Is there not promise of rain?" Ling Tan asked suddenly out of the darkness. There had been need of rain for many days. "Only a promise," Lao Er said. Pearl S. Buck - Dragon Seed - : send the line "unsubscribe linux-net" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html