RE: Can't build 2.2.17 kernel

[Adrian Reber <adrian lisas de>]

> %-> 2.4.0-test* kernels I am building with the gcc in RH7 (gcc 2.96).
> %-> Does anybody know, if this is a bad idea? Because the kernels builds and
> %-> boots, but doesn't seem to be that stable. Is this rather
> %-> because _it is_
> %-> an unstable kernel, or because of the compiler?
> 
> I'd say it's because 2.4.0-test is what the name implies... not quite there
> yet. Check out the Linux Kernel list for more details.
> 
> OTOH, I've been running 2.4.0-test* for over a month now, with zero
> downtime. Then again, my box is a relatively simple one (single processor,
> two EIDE disks) so... actually, I lie: if I enable UDMA on the drives, it
> hangs under 2.4.0. That's it though. I think. ;-)

I am also running a test4 kernel with 2 month uptime. And this is dual
processor with 1GB of RAM and 3 diffrent scsi controllers with around
350GB harddisk space attached to it. I am using reiserfs and the vlan
patch and it its stable. 
But i tested test9 on the same machine with gcc-2.96 and it wasn't stable,
so I wondered. Is it the kernel the compiler or one of the patches...But
thanks for your opinion.


		Adrian