----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce Dubbs" <bruce.du...@gmail.com> To: "LFS Developers Mailinglist" <lfs-dev@linuxfromscratch.org> Sent: Monday, September 05, 2011 6:48 AM Subject: Re: "unknown HZ value" message still appears in procps utils
> DJ Lucas wrote: > > On 06/07/2011 05:16 AM, LANOUX Bertrand wrote: > >> Hi all, > >> > >> I have noticed the "unknown HZ value" message still appears at boot > >> time and under some unpredictable circumstances when running the ps > >> command, even after applying the procps-3.2.8-fix_HZ_errors-1.patch > >> (I currently use a SMP, 2.6.38.4 tickless kernel). So after looking > >> inside the procps code and patch, I deduced the linux_version_code > >> variable was not correctly valued. After starting to make my own > >> patch, I came across a similar issue when looking over the net > >> (seen on > >> http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-14/slackware-13-37-rc-unknown-hz-value-after-procps-upgrade-871679/). > >> It seems the constructor functions don't run as the package expect > >> on recent libgcc. > >> > >> After applying it, the message definitively disappeared. The patch > >> is attached (another solution is to prioritize the constructor > >> functions). ... > > Upstream patch committed as procps-3.2.8-fix_HZ_errors-2.patch. Still > > needs to be updated in the book. > > DJ, It's unclear to me if the -2 patch should be done in addition to the > -1 patch or if it should just replace the -1 patch. > > -- Bruce > -- errors-2 patch replace errors-1. If you look a patch 1, it does update old_Hert_hack that does not need an update. old_Hert_hack is run by accident because linux_version_code is not properly set, so find_elf_note is not run as it should to find Herzt value. Gilles -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
