Trying to compile vanilla-sources (2.6) on an AlphaServer DS20E with a stage3, networkless fresh 2005.0 install result on this: LD .tmp_vmlinux1 kernel/built-in.o(.spinlock.text+0x5c): In function `_read_trylock': : undefined reference to `_raw_read_trylock' kernel/built-in.o(.spinlock.text+0x64): In function `_read_trylock': : undefined reference to `_raw_read_trylock' make: *** [.tmp_vmlinux1] Error 1 Fortunately there are some related info (incluiding a patch), on this mailing lists: http://lists.debian.org/debian-alpha/2005/05/msg00005.html http://lists.debian.org/debian-alpha/2005/05/msg00007.html ...which resolves the problem. It's just an 2005.0 LiveCD / Portage snapshot problem? It's solved on tree? I dont know, I dont have at this time the NIC for that machine so I can't know. But is better to leave a record on bugzilla :-) More info about the machine, .config, et al. will be submited -if neccesary- later, until I obtain a NIC for that machine.
#Gentoo-Alpha kloeri Ta^3: works without smp enabled kloeri Ta^3: the compile bug is fixed in 2.6.12 but apparently replaced by a hardlock when using smp..
vanilla-sources-2.6.11.2 is no longer in portage. From Comment #2 the compile bug is fixed in 2.6.12; 2.6.12.5 is marked stable on alpha. Maybe this bug should be closed?
Closing as this issue should be solved in newer kernel versions.
