patch-2.4.23 linux-2.4.23/fs/Config.in

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diff -urN linux-2.4.22/fs/Config.in linux-2.4.23/fs/Config.in
@@ -72,9 +72,13 @@
 
 bool '/proc file system support' CONFIG_PROC_FS
 
+# For some reason devfs corrupts memory badly on x86-64. Disable it 
+# for now.
+if [ "$CONFIG_X86_64" != "y" ] ; then
 dep_bool '/dev file system support (EXPERIMENTAL)' CONFIG_DEVFS_FS $CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL
 dep_bool '  Automatically mount at boot' CONFIG_DEVFS_MOUNT $CONFIG_DEVFS_FS
 dep_bool '  Debug devfs' CONFIG_DEVFS_DEBUG $CONFIG_DEVFS_FS
+fi
 
 # It compiles as a module for testing only.  It should not be used
 # as a module in general.  If we make this "tristate", a bunch of people

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