Hi, I have been compiling driver modules for different RedHat versions on a regular basis for years. I have always taken for granted that under RH 7.x, the "kgcc" (opr egcs 2.91) compiler should be used for that purpose rather than the native 2.96 compiler. I never experienced any problems with this setup so far.
Is this assumption still correct, also for 7.x errata kernels like 2.4.20-18.7? I am asking because I am confronted with a case where the opposite appears to to be true: A certain 3rd-party module leads to a kernel panic when compiled with kgcc but runs fine when compiled with 2.96. I might need to add that this is a "partial-source" module consisting of an object file plus a "wrapper" C file. I have compiled it with egcs for 2.4.18-3 and basically all errata kernels that have appeared since that time, with no problems. Martin -- Martin Wilck Phone: +49 5251 8 15113 Fujitsu Siemens Computers Fax: +49 5251 8 20409 Heinz-Nixdorf-Ring 1 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] D-33106 Paderborn http://www.fujitsu-siemens.com/primergy -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
