Bug 65304

Summary:	IsolateDevice patch in xorg/xfree ebuild
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Fredrik Tolf <fredrik>
Component:	[OLD] Core system	Assignee:	Gentoo X packagers <x11>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	enhancement
Priority:	High
Version:	2004.2
Hardware:	All
OS:	All
URL:	http://www.ltn.lv/~aivils/
Whiteboard:
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---
Attachments:	IsolateDevice patch for Xorg 6.7.0 IsolateDevice patch for XFree86

Description Fredrik Tolf 2004-09-25 05:09:35 UTC

It would be very nice if Gentoo were to add the IsolateDevice patch (formerly PrefBusID patch) from the given URL to the Xorg and Xfree ebuilds.

For those that are unaware of this patch, it restricts the X server to reset only the device that it's going to use, allowing one to run several simultaneous X servers along with the Ruby kernel patch from http://linuxconsole.sf.net/.

I'm very sure it has been proven stable, in particular since it doesn't do anything at all unless one gives the IsolateDevice or SingleCard option in your xorg.conf/XF86Config.

I'll add the patches (one for xorg, one for xf86) as attachments as well.

Comment 1 Fredrik Tolf 2004-09-25 05:11:14 UTC

Created attachment 40369 [details, diff]
IsolateDevice patch for Xorg 6.7.0

Taken from http://www.ltn.lv/~aivils/files/Xorg-6.7.0-isolate_device.patch

Comment 2 Fredrik Tolf 2004-09-25 05:11:56 UTC

Created attachment 40370 [details, diff]
IsolateDevice patch for XFree86

Taken from http://www.ltn.lv/~aivils/files/080_pci_isolate_device_feature.diff

Comment 3 Donnie Berkholz (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2004-10-05 15:55:54 UTC


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 40452 ***