Re: [Linux-ia64] Re: Announce: kdb v1.9 is available for kernel 2.4.16

[Christoph Hellwig <hch@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, Dec 03, 2001 at 07:40:12PM +1100, Keith Owens wrote:
> Because every architecture except i386 differes from the base kernel.
> IA64 has its own large patch set that has to be applied to the main
> kernel before kdb can be applied.  Sparc uses the vger kernel tree.
> The -ac trees are different again.

Umm, the ia64 kdb patch fails in exact two places when applied against
a stock 2.4.16 kernel..  vger usually is very near to the mainline, and
-ac is completly gone.

My above statement wasn't about having one patch for incompatible trees -
that wouldn't work anyway.  Instead it is about having one patch that
includes all architectures.  Currently we have do a lot of work at Caldera
to get one tree with i386 and ia64 support, including kdb for both plattforms.

        Christoph

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Of course it doesn't work. We've performed a software upgrade.