Bug 239393 – external kernel modules (with smp specific code) don't compile with linux-2.6.27-rc7 (e.g. x11-drivers/ati-drivers)

• Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
• Product: Gentoo Linux

[Description Thomas Raschbacher 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 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 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 2008-10-03 05:30:32 UTC]

CCing kernel,vmware and ati-drivers maintainers

[Comment 4 Mike Pagano 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 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..