Yacc in 2.4.3 causes kernel compile to fail (aicasm_gram.y)

There is a singular Yacc file in 2.4.3: linux/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aicasm/aicasm_gram.y This is the first time I remember seeing a Yacc file in the Linux kernel source code, but I'm young and stupid. Since the default Makefile mapping for .y files is to call yacc, and since I have bison on my

Yacc in 2.4.3 causes kernel compile to fail (aicasm_gram.y)

There is a singular Yacc file in 2.4.3: linux/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aicasm/aicasm_gram.y This is the first time I remember seeing a Yacc file in the Linux kernel source code, but I'm young and stupid. Since the default Makefile mapping for .y files is to call yacc, and since I have bison on my

"mount -o loop" lockup issue

On Linux 2.4.2, running a "mount -o loop" on a file properly created with "dd if=/dev/zero of=/path/to/my/file.img count=1024" seems to decide to freeze up my shell (not my system). An strace showed the lockup happening at the actual system "mount()" call, which never returns. Since mount() is

mount -o loop lockup issue

On Linux 2.4.2, running a "mount -o loop" on a file properly created with "dd if=/dev/zero of=/path/to/my/file.img count=1024" seems to decide to freeze up my shell (not my system). An strace showed the lockup happening at the actual system "mount()" call, which never returns. Since mount() is