Re: BUG with proposed fix Re: [uml-devel] Can't compile under vanilla 2.6.11

[Blaisorblade <bla...@ya...>]

On Friday 08 April 2005 06:04, Ian McDonald wrote:
> On Mar 24, 2005 11:03 PM, Blaisorblade <bla...@ya...> wrote:
> > On Monday 21 March 2005 06:30, Ian McDonald wrote:
> > > The other problem with not linking va_copy has been resolved by
> > > changing to __va_copy in skas/uaccess.c. This seems to be a known
> > > problem with older compilers and there is a patch out there but not in
> > > 2.6.11 or by the looks of it 2.6.12 rc1 by my reading of the log (nor
> > > for one for my previous e-mail)
> >
> > Ok, I'm taking that patch and merging it in my tree and in 2.6.12. I hope
> > it can go also in 2.6.11.6 (or .7, whatever).
> >
> > --
> > Paolo Giarrusso, aka Blaisorblade
> > Linux registered user n. 292729
> > http://www.user-mode-linux.org/~blaisorblade
>
> Here is an update:
> 2.6.12-rc2 has both va_copy patch and syscall patch and works for me
> once a patch is applied to arch/um/kernel/Makefile for some sed syntax
> 2.6.11.7 has va_copy patch only and works for me once I apply the
> syscall patch that I started and Paolo made much better.
I've sent it for merging, and I hope it will be in .8.
> Environment is Debian Woody, gcc 2.95.4, sed 3.02
>
> Thanks again for all involved in helping me to this state.
I'll put these changes also in the -bs tree. Actually, -bs1 should work for 
you because has the syscall and va_copy changes; -bb2 does not work because I 
merged the sed usage which bites you.

I'll now merge the sed fix for -bs3.
-- 
Paolo Giarrusso, aka Blaisorblade
Linux registered user n. 292729
http://www.user-mode-linux.org/~blaisorblade