[RFH] Mac-on-Linux for Debian lenny
Hi
The current state of MOL in Debian is broken since quite some time. If
we want to have MOL in the next release we have to act now!
Currently there are 2 major issues holding up the MOL packages in
Debian.
-> Unusable kernel modules: This is caused by the removal of
handle_mm_fault in recent kernels. To fix this we have to talk to the
kernel team to see if they accept the attached patch which reenables
the export.
Additionaly the modules as shipped in mol-source currently don't
compile with recent kernels. This can be fixed by updating mol-source
to the most recent version in the upstream SVN.
This issue is Debian bug #445359.
José: What's the status of the upstream integration of the MOL kernel
modules. Is this expected to happen anytime soon or is the work on it
abandoned?
-> MOL SVN segfaults or hangs: The current version of MOL in unstable
just hangs after startup if used with the latest kernel modules
compiled from SVN. The latest SVN version segfaults at the same point
where the other version hangs. This segfault was also reported on the
upstream mailinglist. AFAIK there is no fix for it atm. José: are you
planning to work on this in the near future?
Probably the appropriate place to discuss this bug is
mac-on-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net.
Unfortunaltely I have very little free time at the moment and I'm unable to
fix this two issues without help. Is there anyone else on the MOL
Packaging Team or the Debian PowerPC Mailinglist who could take care of
one of these issues. I wold be glad to assist if problems arise. Solving
the first problem probably only needs communication to the kernel team.
Gaudenz
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