Bug#257001: more on m68k kernel build bugs...

[Sven Luther <sven.luther@wanadoo.fr>]

On Fri, Jul 16, 2004 at 09:51:22AM +0200, Christian T. Steigies wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 16, 2004 at 02:30:33PM +0900, Carsten Haitzler wrote:
> > After some more digging I have found even more issues. as of kernel 2.3.17 the
> > mac 68k specific code changed a fair bit - they introduced calls that do not
> > exist anywhere in the kernel. specifically i have found:
> > 
> > extern __u32 adb_read_time(void);
> > 
> > it is defined as an extern symbol - but NOWHERE in the code for the kernel can i
> > find that function being provided or any #define changing its name etc. this
> > code was introduced as of 2.3.17 and would break the kernel for 68k mac builds
> > as of this version.
> 
> Please install and apply kernel-patch-2.4.26-m68k.
> 
> arch/m68k/mac/misc.c 
> 
> /*
>  * Return the current time as the number of seconds since January 1, 1904.
>  */
> 
> static long adb_read_time(void)
> {
>         volatile struct adb_request req;
>         long time;
> 
>         adb_request((struct adb_request *) &req, NULL,
>                         ADBREQ_RAW|ADBREQ_SYNC,
>                         2, CUDA_PACKET, CUDA_GET_TIME);
> 
>         time = (req.reply[3] << 24) | (req.reply[4] << 16)
>                 | (req.reply[5] << 8) | req.reply[6];
>         return time - RTC_OFFSET;
> }
> 
> Now I am not saying you will get a working kernel with this, but you can
> compile one, as you can see with kernel-image-2.4.26-mac. Upstream, ie the
> mac kernel hackers, are not working on 2.4 anymore, instead they are working
> on 2.6. Please see the linux-m68k mailing list for more.

On more arch which should go with 2.6 for sarge ? 

Christian, what is the current status of 2.6 m68k kernels ? Do they run
on at least some hardware (amiga, or so the rumor goes) ? 

Friendly,

Sven Luther