Re: Fwd: Bug#648325: dreamplug breakage
On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 11:37 PM, Steev Klimaszewski
<steev@genesi-usa.com> wrote:
> Adding in the accept4 syscalls isn't hard at all. They were added in
> 2.6.32, they just weren't wired up until 2.6.36 (for arm) - Eudev handles a
> kernel that doesn't have accept4, udev claims it needs something newer than
> 2.6.32, if you add the accept4 wiring up, you can just edit the udev check
> for kver-min. Wiring it up takes like 3 lines change in the kernel - this
> is what I did for the efikamx "linux-legacy" kernel -
> https://github.com/genesi/linux-legacy/commit/a84fac75f38de592e530a2f9f982d7aafec6c288
steev: apologies, but you're not listening - or i'm not making myself clear.
1) dreamplugs come shipped with a 2.6.32 kernel as standard.
2) it is not acceptable to assume that everyone can - or will -
upgrade the kernel. i managed it, but it is not reasonable to expect
that everyone wishes to risk breaking their device, especially given
that performing a "stock" upgrade by following standard instructions
found online actually cuts you off from WIFI access.
is that any clearer?
so, thank you for saying "you should just upgrade the kernel" but it
is not as simple as that for many people.
l.
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