Re: [User-mode-linux-user] Problems with 2.3.99-pre8

[Jeff D. <jd...@ka...>]

iu...@em... said:
> Jeff, you proposed adding a file in arch/asm-um/highmem.h, in order
> for the correct file to be included. But the patch available on
> sourceforge doesn't include or modify any file called highmem.h .

That's because the file should be in the patch, but isn't.

Did you put highmem.h in place, rebuild, and still get a bogus kernel?  It's 
not clear from your mail.

> And a second problem: when ifconfig'ing the umn, it gives me this
> error: get_ptr : Couldn't grant pty - errno = 128 umn : Failed to open
> pty which I traced to file /usr/src/uml/arch/um/kernel/user_util.c:406
> in grantpt(fd). One error I see is that the printk regarding this
> grant pty error doesn't have the errno as a parameter, which probably
> causes invalid printing of the error code. 

Rats.  I thought I fixed those.  It's fixed now :-)

> Also, could the ppp module be compiled?

You mean compiled into the kernel?  Sure.

				Jeff