[00:21] <bjf> crimsun, got to run for now but I'll be back
[00:21] <crimsun> bjf: sure, just working out the -meta split
[03:31] <tvrotsurbrain> !ops
[03:31] <ubot3> Help! lamont, zul, T-Bone, mdz, or jdub
[03:31] <tvrotsurbrain> !staff
[03:31] <ubot3> Hey nalioth, jenda, rob, SportChick, seanw, Dave2, Christel, tomaw, Gary, PriceChild, niko or stew, I could use a bit of your time :)
[03:48] <mozmck> I'm getting a bunch of errors like this trying to run debian.master/scripts/misc/kernelconfig oldconfig
[03:48] <mozmck> kernel/ubuntu-karmic//config/amd64: No such file or directory
[03:48] <paultag> Hey hackers. I need some help with the kmalloc implementation. Anyone know the details of how it's implemented in the kernel ( how it works out where it pulls mem from / the flag system etc )
[03:49] <mozmck> This is with the ubuntu-karmic git tree.
[03:49] <cooloney> mozmck: run 'fakeroot debian/rules clean'
[03:49] <cooloney> mozmck: then try 'fakeroot debian/rules editconfigs'
[03:50] <mozmck> will do, thanks.  I'm trying to add another flavour for an rtai patch.
[03:50] <cooloney> mozmck: and we use 'fdr' alias to 'fakeroot debian/rules'
[03:50] <mozmck> It adds some kernel config options, will they show up properly?
[03:50] <cooloney> yeah,
[03:50] <cooloney> mozmck: try fdr help
[03:50] <mozmck> so I can type fdr?
[03:51] <mozmck> 'fdr help' No command 'fdr' found...
[03:51] <cooloney> oh you need to add this -> alias fdr='fakeroot debian/rules' into your .bashrc
[03:52] <cooloney> or just fakeroot debian/rules help
[03:53] <mozmck> I see.  thanks.  Also, I switched back to bash from dash because there have been programs that wouldn't compile under dash.  That shouldn't be a problem for working with the kernel scripts should it?
[03:54] <cooloney> mozmck: bash is ok, i think, but i never change my shell program
[03:54] <mozmck> haven't had any problem with bash so far, and that's what I've used for years.  dash has given a few problems...
[03:56] <cooloney> mozmck: heh, i guess you can ping Herbert Xu, he is the author of dash,
[03:57] <paultag> Any chance I can get a kernel guru to enlighten me? :)
[03:57] <mozmck> It was probably related to how the scripts in the build system for those programs worked.
[03:57]  * mozmck no guru
[03:58] <cooloney> paultag: you can grep the kmalloc in kernel source code, 
[03:58] <paultag> cooloney, that's all well and good, but I'd spend a long time tracing code back to how it manages a lot more then just the heap. I was looking for some insight from a hacker 
[03:59] <paultag> cooloney, I started doing that and got lost
[03:59] <cooloney> paultag: yeah, that is very tedius, but i suggest you to post email on LKML for help
[04:00] <paultag> cooloney, awww. Crap. They always hate the friendly n00b.
[04:00] <paultag> cooloney, thanks anywho
[04:00] <cooloney> paultag: most of the kernel hackers are there, or you can send out email to the mm developer directly, heh
[04:01] <paultag> cooloney, I'm probably better working off working it out by hand on paper :/
[04:01] <paultag> cooloney, thanks anyways :)
[04:01] <paultag> I'll leave ya'll to your hacking :) -- thanks for the stable kernels :)
[17:02] <tim> hi all, is it possible to apply a patch to the module sources before building it with dkms? i am trying to build the nvidia driver for 2.6.33-rc 
[17:50]  * cking having bad network afternoon
[21:18] <dhillon-v10> hi all, just wanted to know if its possible to get links for *all* the kernel-bug days that took place
[21:24] <achiang> what does it mean if a kernel bug is in "confirmed" state? https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/463940
[21:24] <ubot3> Malone bug 463940 in linux "No fans, thermalzone on HP Envy 15 and HP DV6T Quad" [Medium,Confirmed] 
[21:28] <dhillon-v10> achiang: that means someone else tested it and it indeed is a bug :)
[21:29] <achiang> dhillon-v10: ah, so has nothing to do with actually shipping the fix? :)
[21:30] <dhillon-v10> achiang: well that means devs will work on that one as soon as they find the time, or you can go ahead and work on it ;)