hi tried adding the macros but it didn't work for me Jean-Eric Cuendet wrote: >Hi, >I have patched RH 2.4.7 kernel successfully. I understand what you want >to do and must say that it's a *good* thing for 2 reasons: >- having ext3 in the kernel >- having quotas3 in the kernel > >To do so, get the redhat sources. Put them in <srcdir> (Ex: >/tmp/linux-2.4.7-rh) >Get the LVM 1.0.1rc2 (not another release) and uncompress them (Ex: >/tmp/LVM/1.0.1rc2) >Then, go in .../LVM/1.0.1-rc2 and run ./configure >--with-kernel_dir=<srcdir> >Then make, make install the tools (Note that kernel is not touch at this >point). They yre mandatory to make your LVM system working. >Then go in <srcdir>, and patch your kernel with a patch made by >configure just for your kernel. It's in >.../LVM/1.0.1rc2/PATCHES/lvm_1.0.1rc2-2.4.7.<snip>.patch. It was created >by configure for the kernel you gave in <srcdir> >Then patch it with: >- cd <srcdir> >- patch -p1 < .../LVM/1.0.1rc2/PATCHES/lvm.<snip>.patch > >And you are done. (quite...) >Then make bzImage will compile it, except for a little thing: min/max >functions. RH kernel is made from Alan Cox one. And Linus kernel changed >min/max functions. LVM uses Linus min/max functions while -ac (RedHat) >kernel uses old min/max functions. > >During the compilation, you'll get errors with files in drivers/md/. >They are lvm.c, lvm-snap.c and perhaps a third I don't remember. To >correct those, just copy the 2 macros in each fault file: >#define min(a,b) (((a)<(b))?(a):(b)) >#define max(a,b) (((a)>(b))?(a):(b)) >At the beginning of the file (before anything else). > >And compile with work. > >But if you don't need ext3 nor quotas3, then go with a plain Linus >kernel (available at www.kernel.org), you'll have less problems... :-) > >Ask for more help >-jec > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Pierre Lamb [mailto:plamb_98@yahoo.com] >>Sent: mardi, 4. septembre 2001 19:56 >>To: linux-lvm@sistina.com >>Subject: [linux-lvm] rh kernel patches >> >> >>Is there a correct way to patch RH kernels. I have >>tried using the "final path" to update 2.4.7 rh kernel >>but just get errors. Is there a work around for this >>problem. >> >>Pierre >> >>__________________________________________________ >>Do You Yahoo!? >>Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant messaging with >>Yahoo! Messenger http://im.yahoo.com >> >>_______________________________________________ >>linux-lvm mailing list >>linux-lvm@sistina.com >>http://lists.sistina.com/mailman/listinfo/linu> x-lvm >>read the >>LVM HOW-TO at >>http://www.sistina.com/lvm/Pages/howto.html >> > >_______________________________________________ >linux-lvm mailing list >linux-lvm@sistina.com >http://lists.sistina.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-lvm >read the LVM HOW-TO at http://www.sistina.com/lvm/Pages/howto.html >
/usr/bin/kgcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux-2.4.5/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -march=i686 -c -o lvm.o lvm.c lvm.c: In function `__extend_reduce': lvm.c:2329: warning: implicit declaration of function `min' lvm.c:2329: parse error before `uint' lvm.c:2343: parse error before `uint' lvm.c:2280: warning: `end' might be used uninitialized in this function lvm.c:2339: warning: `end' might be used uninitialized in this function make[3]: *** [lvm.o] Error 1 make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.5/drivers/md' make[2]: *** [first_rule] Error 2 make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.5/drivers/md' make[1]: *** [_subdir_md] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.5/drivers' make: *** [_dir_drivers] Error 2 ########################################################################################################## and after adding #define min(a,b) (((a)<(b))?(a):(b)) #define max(a,b) (((a)>(b))?(a):(b)) ########################################################################################################## make[3]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.5/drivers/md' /usr/bin/kgcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux-2.4.5/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -march=i686 -c -o lvm.o lvm.c lvm.c:2332: macro `min' used with too many (3) args lvm.c:2346: macro `min' used with too many (3) args lvm.c: In function `__extend_reduce': lvm.c:2332: parse error before `<' lvm.c:2332: parse error before `:' lvm.c:2346: parse error before `<' lvm.c:2346: parse error before `:' lvm.c:2283: warning: `end' might be used uninitialized in this function lvm.c:2342: warning: `end' might be used uninitialized in this function make[3]: *** [lvm.o] Error 1 make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.5/drivers/md' make[2]: *** [first_rule] Error 2 make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.5/drivers/md' make[1]: *** [_subdir_md] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.5/drivers' make: *** [_dir_drivers] Error 2
