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Pandu Poluan <pandu@××××××.info> writes: |
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> On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 20:02, <che@××××××.se> wrote: |
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>> Also, beware. If you recompile glibc withe NPTL_KERN_VER set, you can't |
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>> boot with older kernels anymore. |
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> Can you explain what did you mean with "older kernels"? Kernels older |
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> than a certain version, or a previously-compiled kernel on my system? |
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Older then the kernel you specified, previously-compiled kernels not |
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older than that is still fine. |
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Any executable linked to glibc will fail unconditionally with |
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"FATAL: Kernel too old", including init. |
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> Anyways, this is a fresh install, so I don't think I'll have any trouble. |
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> But will still appreciate a reference and/or explanation re: |
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> NPTL_KERN_VER, though. |
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glibc will be configured with --enable-kernel=2.6.38 |
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The configure help says this; |
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--enable-kernel=VERSION compile for compatibility with kernel not older than VERSION |
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Christer |
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