[ale] Fedora 1 kernel upgrade

[Chris Fowler]

Where can I download a patch for 2.4.26?


On Fri, 2004-05-07 at 09:36, Bjorn Dittmer-Roche wrote:
> On Fri, 7 May 2004, Chris Fowler wrote:
> 
> > I've renamed the kernel and rebuilding.  I'll report back on what I
> > find.
> >
> > On Fri, 2004-05-07 at 09:22, Michael H. Warfield wrote:
> > > On Fri, May 07, 2004 at 08:59:34AM -0400, Chris Fowler wrote:
> > > > Has anyone here tried to upgrade the kernel on Fedora 1 with a stock one
> > > > from kernel.org?
> > >
> > > > I am trying to use 2.4.26 and I believe that they have done something to
> > > > the threading in the Fedora kernel.  when I reboot on the new kernel all
> > > > processes that normally would execute under one PID with threads like
> > > > mysql now have many PIDs.  Not only that but my Apache that I compiled
> > > > under the Fedora kernel will not run.  It keeps dying for no apparent
> > > > reason.
> > >
> > > > Any clues?
> > >
> > > 	There was a discussion on another list about threading and the
> > > kernel name.  Something about if the kernel name ends in .nptl then
> > > it operates in a different mode with regards to threading.  Some sort
> > > of RedHat specific magic cookie in the name, I guess.
> > >
> > > 	I haven't tried to run a stock kernel on Fedora Core 1 or 2
> > > at this time.  I'll see if I can find where that thread was being
> > > discussed.  That's the only clues I've got on this one.  :-/
> 
> nptl stands for "native posix threading library", it improves performance
> by keeping multiple threads in one process. It is a PATCH to 2.4 kernels,
> but it is standard in 2.6 kernels. RH has been using it for some time. If
> you want it and you want to compile your own kernel, you need to get and
> apply the patch.
> 
> 	bjorn
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