I tried to compile gentoo-sources-2.6.14-r5 and r6 and vanilla-sources-2.6.14.2 for my single core iMac G5, but the compilation halts quickly.(see below). Everything works when I check CONFIG_SMP on. CHK include/linux/version.h HOSTCC scripts/basic/fixdep HOSTCC scripts/basic/split-include HOSTCC scripts/basic/docproc SPLIT include/linux/autoconf.h -> include/config/* CC arch/ppc64/kernel/asm-offsets.s GEN include/asm-ppc64/asm-offsets.h CC scripts/mod/empty.o HOSTCC scripts/mod/mk_elfconfig MKELF scripts/mod/elfconfig.h HOSTCC scripts/mod/file2alias.o HOSTCC scripts/mod/modpost.o HOSTCC scripts/mod/sumversion.o HOSTLD scripts/mod/modpost HOSTCC scripts/kallsyms HOSTCC scripts/pnmtologo HOSTCC scripts/conmakehash HOSTCC scripts/bin2c CC init/main.o CHK include/linux/compile.h UPD include/linux/compile.h CC init/version.o CC init/do_mounts.o LD init/mounts.o CC init/initramfs.o CC init/calibrate.o LD init/built-in.o HOSTCC usr/gen_init_cpio CHK usr/initramfs_list UPD usr/initramfs_list CPIO usr/initramfs_data.cpio GZIP usr/initramfs_data.cpio.gz AS usr/initramfs_data.o LD usr/built-in.o CC arch/ppc64/kernel/setup.o AS arch/ppc64/kernel/entry.o CC arch/ppc64/kernel/traps.o CC arch/ppc64/kernel/irq.o CC arch/ppc64/kernel/idle.o arch/ppc64/kernel/idle.c: In function `default_idle': arch/ppc64/kernel/idle.c:65: warning: implicit declaration of function `cpu_die' CC arch/ppc64/kernel/dma.o CC arch/ppc64/kernel/time.o arch/ppc64/kernel/time.c: In function `timer_interrupt': arch/ppc64/kernel/time.c:349: error: `boot_cpuid' undeclared (first use in this function) arch/ppc64/kernel/time.c:349: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once arch/ppc64/kernel/time.c:349: error: for each function it appears in.) make[1]: *** [arch/ppc64/kernel/time.o] Error 1 make: *** [arch/ppc64/kernel] Error 2
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gentoo-sources-2.6.15-r1 is not affected by this bug
2.6.15 is now stable. thanks for reporting.