Bug#328324: please build powerpc64 kernel with tg3 support
On Thu, Sep 15, 2005 at 01:46:13PM +0200, Sven Luther wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 15, 2005 at 08:18:12PM +0900, Horms wrote:
> > On Thu, Sep 15, 2005 at 11:39:54AM +0200, Sven Luther wrote:
> > > On Thu, Sep 15, 2005 at 06:34:06PM +0900, Horms wrote:
> > > > On Thu, Sep 15, 2005 at 08:59:52AM +0200, Sven Luther wrote:
> > > > > On Thu, Sep 15, 2005 at 01:03:07PM +0900, Horms wrote:
> > > > > > Unless there are technical problems, for instance, tg3 oopses
> > > > > > all the time on arm (i made that up), it should either be on
> > > > > > or off uniformly for all achitecturs. The licencing battle
> > > > > > should be done at the source level - if its in our tree
> > > > > > then its fair game to be turned on.
> > > > >
> > > > > Oh, so you mean it is only off because of the split-config bug you mentioned
> > > > > earlier ?
> > > >
> > > > No that is not what I mean at all.
> > > >
> > > > What I mean is:
> > > > It should either be on or off for all achitectures.
> > > > The only exception should be if it is broken on a particular
> > > > architecture.
> > >
> > > What i was saying, is that someone probably used it to turn it on for all, and
> > > powerpc was missed due to the split-config bug, but then maybe i am wrong,
> > > anyway, go ahead and enable it.
> >
> > Ok, I understand the problem now.
> > I'll add it to my mounting list of things to do.
> > If you have a moment, feel free to do it for me.
>
> Ok, if i have a moment for that, i will, and add a changelog entry too maybe ?
> with the bug closer ? I would do it by hand though.
Doing it by hand should be fine, just check that it is consistent.
grep -r TG3 debian/arch, or something like that.
I'd add a chnagelog entry that closes this bug.
The only question i have, is should this, and other config
change requests that have come in over the past day or so
go in 2.6.12-7, or should we just put them in 2.6.13-1
--
Horms
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