RHL 7.0 kernel compiles. bit shakey

["Vivek Singhal" <vvsinghal@xxxxxxxx>]

RHL 7.0 kernel 2.2.16 initialy would not compile. The problem seems to be
with gcc. It appears that the root of the matter lies in smp.h not compiling
with gcc ( some bug in gcc ) . I'am running a single cpu intel desktop type
of comp. I turned off smp support in kernel config but the problem was still
there. I modified smp.h and removed the smp code needed if ur comp has smp
enabled and kept the single cpu part ( smp_num_cpu = 1  its a foldback ). It
would still not compile so I removed the include gaurd and it finally
compiled . I now have a pretty small kernel 300K . Trouble is that my hard
disk undergoes a reset every now and then.
some times I can continue working after it happens and sometimes I cannot.
Is there something wrong with the new kernel coz this does not happen in
windows. Rest of it is fine with X windows running smoothly.

Vivek