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Bug#728392: linux: Please update m68k config



Control: tag -1 pending

On Thu, 2013-10-31 at 16:48 +0000, Thorsten Glaser wrote:
> Source: linux
> Version: 3.12~rc7-1~exp1
> Severity: wishlist
> Tags: patch
> 
> Hi,
> 
> please update the m68k kernel config; patch attached. The resulting
> image builds and boots on ARAnyM just fine, i.e. does not regress.
> 
> One’s to add back FPU emulation, by very popular demand; apparently,
> the Kconfig docs were too scary, and it’s working “good enough”.
> 
> One’s to add back CONFIG_BRK which is apparently needed to run a
> popular ramdisk image used e.g. when testing the hardware or setting
> up a completely new system.

You mean CONFIG_COMPAT_BRK.  I don't like this but I doubt anyone cares
to write exploits for m68k any more.

> The third is to disable functionality the subsystem maintainer
> says is broken (until such time as he’s managed to fix it).

I'll apply this, but am currently blocked by the Alioth outage.

Ben.

-- 
Ben Hutchings
I haven't lost my mind; it's backed up on tape somewhere.

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