[linux-cifs-client] Re: compile cifs-1.48a error on CentOS 4.3

[Jeff Layton]

On Tue, 10 Jul 2007 08:19:06 +0700
kemas <k_henry at ramayana.co.id> wrote:

> Hi Akemi,
> 
> sorry for late reply, been out of office for 2 days.
> Yup, I've download cifs-1.48a from
> http://pserver.samba.org/samba/ftp/cifs-cvs/cifs-1.48a.tar.gz, but when
> I compile the kernel it throws error like this
> 
> CC [M]  fs/cifs/cifsfs.o
> In file included from fs/cifs/cifsfs.c:40:
> fs/cifs/cifsproto.h:369: error: conflicting types for 'kzalloc'
> include/linux/slab.h:101: error: previous declaration of'kzalloc' was
> here
> fs/cifs/cifsproto.h:369: error: conflicting types for 'kzalloc'
> include/linux/slab.h:101: error: previous declaration of'kzalloc' was
> here    make[2]: *** [fs/cifs/cifsfs.o] Error 1
> make[1]: *** [fs/cifs] Error 2
> make: *** [fs] Error 2
> 
> I'm so curious to test Jeff Layton patch that you told me last night
> (not sleeping and bouncing my head), but when I apply the patch to my
> kernel (kernel source from 2.6.9 from Centos), some patch were rejected,
> maybe because my fault not applying the patch correctly.
> 
> what I did last night like this, correct me if I'm wrong
> 
> #tar xvzf cifs-1.48a.tar.gz
> #cp cifs-bld-tmp/fs/cifs/* /usr/src/linux/fs/cifs
> #make mrproper
> #make oldconfig
> #patch -p1 < 0010-BZ-239939-Update-CIFS-to-1.48aRH.patch
> ...several files rejected
> #make
> ...still the same error
> 
> but when I change 2 files (cifsproto.h and cifsfs.c) that had
> declaration 'kzalloc' like Jeff Layton patch, and 1 file (inode.c) that
> has variable 'rlim', the compile process is running now.
> 
> Don't know if the module going to work because some code were alter like
> that. Or perhaps someone has nicer way to do this?
> 
> 
> thank you
> kemas
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Sun, 2007-07-08 at 23:16 -0700, Akemi Yagi wrote:
> > On Sat, 07 Jul 2007 08:59:27 -0700, Akemi Yagi wrote:
> > 
> > > On Sat, 07 Jul 2007 15:38:32 +0700, kemas wrote:
> > > 
> > >> hi,
> > >> 
> > >> I would like to update my cifs kernel module from 1.34 to 1.48, but it
> > >> always fail.
> > >> I read on net that you need to apply some patch to compile newer cifs on
> > >> older kernel like mine (CentOS 4.3 stock kernel 2.6.9-34.ELsmp).
> > >> 
> > >> is there a guide or howto to compile cifs on older kernel and where to
> > >> download the patch.
> > >> 
> > >> thank you
> > > 
> > > Is this the source file you tried but did not compile?
> > > 
> > > http://pserver.samba.org/samba/ftp/cifs-cvs/cifs-1.48a.tar.gz
> > > 
> > > Akemi
> > 
> > Jeff Layton built test kernels for RHEL 4 and 5 with the above cifs code. 
> > You can try the RHEL 4 version for your CentOS 4. [And report the test
> > results back]
> > 
> > http://people.redhat.com/jlayton/
> > 
> > Akemi
> > 
> > 
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You'll probably have better luck starting with a 4.5 kernel. From the
subject, it sounds like you're starting from 4.3 (which I assume is
based on RHEL4.3).

-- 
Jeff Layton <jlayton at redhat.com>