NFS bugs w/ SGI's

[Dean Brissinger <brissing@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi!

	I'm encountering something that keeps me from using Linux in 
my environment.  There is a bug in the linux kernel 2.2.18 and 
2.4.present kernels that will cause some files not to show up over 
NFS mounts from Irix systems.  I found my problem is discussed in 
detail at:

        https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=30944

and there is a patch for my problem:

        http://www.fys.uio.no/~trondmy/src/2.4.2/


BUT!  I cannot get the patch to compile with the XFS kernel with 
devfs.  I thought it would take me an hour or two but have now spent 
all day on it.  I get though the compile with a vanilla config file 
(all defaults) but when linking get the following message:

> /tmp/cc9HoxYq.s: Assembler messages:
> /tmp/cc9HoxYq.s:1056: Error: suffix or operands invalid for `shl'
> /tmp/cc9HoxYq.s:1112: Error: suffix or operands invalid for `shl'
> make[1]: *** [entry.o] Error 1
> make[1]: Leaving directory `src/linux-2.4-xfs-r1.0/linux/arch/i386/kernel'
> make: *** [_dir_arch/i386/kernel] Error 2


A quick search on google resulted in a couple of anonymous posts that 
claim to have this working.  Has anyone got this patch working with 
the XFS kernel?

	I'd love either for a binary RPM (RH 7.1) of the patched 
kernel or a working source tree.  Can ya help?

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