>>> If you have ext3 compiled in, then the kernel tries to mount the root
>>> as ext3 first of all. If root is only running as ext2, then ext3
>
>> Indeed, I compiled ext3 support in the kernel. I so tried to recompile the
>> kernel 2.2.12 with ext3 as module as I preferred not seeing negative
>> messages and got the followning:
>
>> kernel/kernel.o(__ksymtab+0x4d0): undefined reference to
>> `jfs_prelock_buffer_check'
>> kernel/kernel.o(__ksymtab+0x4d8): undefined reference to
>> `jfs_preclean_buffer_check'
>
>ext3 itself isn't designed to run as a module, but those particular
>symbols were added to the ksyms export in the 0.0.2a patch. You _are_
>running with the 2a and 2b patches, aren't you?
>
>--Stephen
Yes, I applied the following pathes in the order:
linux-2.2.12-kdb-v0.5.diff
linux-2.2.12-ext3.diff
ext3-0.0.2a.diff
ext3-0.0.2b.diff
Now that I know the messages have nothing to be worried about, I will
continue to use the kernel as it is.
Thank you.
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