2.4.2-pre3 doesn't compile with 6pack as a module; I had to disable it;
now it compiles (and so far, works fine).
kgcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/home/nicku/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes
-O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -march=i686
-DMODULE -DMODVERSIONS -include
/home/nicku/linux/include/linux/modversions.h -c -o 6pack.o 6pack.c
6pack.c: In function `sixpack_init_driver':
6pack.c:714: `KMALLOC_MAXSIZE' undeclared (first use in this function)
6pack.c:714: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
6pack.c:714: for each function it appears in.)
make[2]: *** [6pack.o] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/nicku/linux/drivers/net/hamradio'
make[1]: *** [_modsubdir_net/hamradio] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/nicku/linux/drivers'
make: *** [_mod_drivers] Error 2
{later:]
$ find linux -type f | xargs grep KMALLOC_MAXSIZE
linux/drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c: if (sixpack_maxdev *
sizeof(void*) >= KMALLOC_MAXSIZE) {
1005 $ uname -r
2.4.2-pre3
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