Bug 239393

Summary:	external kernel modules (with smp specific code) don't compile with linux-2.6.27-rc7 (e.g. x11-drivers/ati-drivers)
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Thomas Raschbacher <lordvan>
Component:	New packages	Assignee:	Luca Barbato <lu_zero>
Status:	RESOLVED WONTFIX
Severity:	normal	CC:	je_fro, lu_zero, vmware+disabled
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---
Attachments:	x11-drivers/ati-drivers-8.522 patch for 2.6.27-rc7 x11-drivers/ati-drivers-8.53 patch for 2.6.27-rc7

Description Thomas Raschbacher gentoo-dev

2008-10-03 05:26:46 UTC

2 (maybe more but that's what I found) functions did have -not used- parameters removed:
on_each_cpu -- 3rd parameter (retry) removed because not used
smp_call_function -- 3rd parameter (retry) removed because not used

I made patches for x11-drivers/ati-drivers-8.522 and 8.532 - will make one for vmware-server if I get a chance as well. duno about other modules. linuxwacom for example doesn't have smp specific code

Comment 1 Thomas Raschbacher gentoo-dev

2008-10-03 05:28:00 UTC

Created attachment 167056 [details, diff]
x11-drivers/ati-drivers-8.522 patch for 2.6.27-rc7

Comment 2 Thomas Raschbacher gentoo-dev

2008-10-03 05:29:03 UTC

Created attachment 167058 [details, diff]
x11-drivers/ati-drivers-8.53 patch for 2.6.27-rc7

thse patches just need to be applied at the end of src_unpack (saving myself adding a patch for the ebuilds as it's a one-liner

Comment 3 Thomas Raschbacher gentoo-dev

2008-10-03 05:30:32 UTC

CCing kernel,vmware and ati-drivers maintainers

Comment 4 Mike Pagano gentoo-dev

2008-10-03 12:48:34 UTC

Not sure how we got assigned this as it refers to external modules that taint the kernel. Reassigning to maintainer of the package that the patches refer too.

Though from my experience, ATI will eventually release a version of catalyst that compiles on 2.6.27.  They usually just take longer than Nvidia.

Comment 5 Thomas Raschbacher gentoo-dev

2009-02-12 08:37:15 UTC

there is a new version already .. actually has been for a while (although the darn thing still crashes on my laptop ...)
closing as wontfix..