[parisc-linux] Re:[parisc-linux-cvs] linux-2.6 willy

[Joel Soete]

> On Thu, Jan 19, 2006 at 04:07:18PM +0100, Joel Soete wrote:
> > > On Thu, Jan 19, 2006 at 02:17:54PM +0100, Joel Soete wrote:
> > > > > That patch doesn't seem to have anything to do with the problem you're
> > > > > seeing.  Are you sure it doesn't work without this patch?
> > > > absolutly: it was due to a side-effect of the fact that the char device
> > > > /dev/null was replaced by a regular file after a 'make mrproper' (or
> > distclean).
> > > >
> > > > and btw kernelrelease was so filled by garbage.
> > > >
> > > > <http://lkml.org/lkml/2006/1/19/72>
> > >
> > > ah ... do you build kernels as root?
> > >
> > Yes (is it recommanded to do it another way?)
> 
> um, yes.  If I'm installing on the same machine I'm building on, I
> typically do "make && sudo make install && sudo reboot".  When I'm
> compiling for a different machine, I do:
> 
> make O=../a500 -j3 palo && cp ../a500/lifimage /tftpboot/vmlinux-nicol
> 
well, I couldn't any more use boot over lan, anyway I could esaly copy my
kernel with scp ;-)

> None of this needs root -- indeed, gcc has had some unfortunate tmpfile
> races in the past that could lead to a security compromise if there are
> untrusted users on your box.
> 
um, I see but the only untrusted user of _my_ linux boxes is I, lol.

Thx,
    Joel

PS: btw, that remenber me to have a look to a custom kernel install ;-)


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