Messages in this thread | | | From | Joachim Schmitz <> | Subject | Re: mm/memory.c & ptrace.c | Date | Fri, 23 May 1997 14:49:33 +0200 (MET DST) |
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Hi Emmanuel
> Each time i try to compile 2.1.38, and 2.1.39, i got this error: > > ---------------------------------- > make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.1/arch/i386/kernel' > gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux-2.1/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 > -fomit-frame-pointer -D__SMP__ -pipe -fno-strength-reduce -m486 -malign-loops=2 > -malign-jumps=2 -malign-functions=2 -DCPU=586 -D__SMP__ -c -o ptrace.o ptrace.c > ptrace.c: In function `get_long': > ptrace.c:86: warning: passing arg 1 of `handle_mm_fault' from incompatible > pointer type > ptrace.c:86: warning: passing arg 2 of `handle_mm_fault' makes integer from > pointer without a cast > ptrace.c:86: too many arguments to function `handle_mm_fault' > -------------------------------- > > I check in the code, and found in mm/memory.c the function: > > void handle_mm_fault(struct vm_area_struct * vma, unsigned long address, > int write_access) > > which takes 3 arguemnts. That's wrong. It has been changed in 2.1.38. Something must have gone wrong on your machine while patching.
> But, in arch/i386/kernel/ptrace.c, i see a call to > this function: > > handle_mm_fault(tsk, vma, addr, 0); > > Witch gives 4 argument. If i delete the "tsk" argument in all the calls, it > works. I'm probably stupid, but i can't understand why some peoples can > complete de compilation whithout any modification in the kernel source code>.
-- Bye, Jojo
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