[SPAM] HIGH * Re: RHEL3: Problem going from RH 2.4.20 to Linus 2.4.33

[Nils Breunese (Lemonbit)]

David Douthitt wrote:

> I compiled a version of Linus' kernel 2.4.33 for CentOS 3 (RHEL 3)  
> and found that several programs started failing with core dumps or  
> lockups.
>
> It seems to center on two different things: the clone() call, and  
> some kind of file locking call that isn't supported ("fuserlock"?)
>
> The clone() call resulted in core dumps; the other resulted in  
> programs receiving an unexpected "not implemented" result and  
> entering an endless loop waiting for a positive result.
>
> Any tips?  I'd like to keep the kernel current....

CentOS 3 is still maintained, so why not just use yum to get the  
latest CentOS 3 kernel? Or do you specifically need features from the  
latest 2.4 kernel version?

And most importantly: why are you posting this to the Fedora Legacy  
list? CentOS has forums, mailinglists, etc.

Nils Breunese.