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Bug#353736: marked as done (RFH: thinkpad -- Source code and configuration files for thinkpad-modules packages)

Your message dated Mon, 08 May 2006 18:32:50 +0200
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and subject line Closing
has caused the attached Bug report to be marked as done.

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Package: wnpp, thinkpad
Severity: wishlist

I am the author of the "tpctl" utility and of the "thinkpad" modules
that go with it.  I wrote the software six years ago and I have
continued to update it since then.  I am also the maintainer of the
Debian packages (thinkpad-base, thinkpad-source, tpctl).

The latest release of the "thinkpad" drivers, version 5.8, works
flawlessly with kernels up to 2.6.8.  The thinkpadpm driver does not
work under 2.6.9 and higher because it uses functions (put_cpu_ptr,
get_cpu_ptr) that have been removed.  I guess I could either drop
thinkpadpm or fix the problem by syncing the code with the new apm
driver.  However,  building against 2.6.10 produces warnings in the
thinkpad module.

    `inter_module_put' is deprecated (declared at
     include/linux/module.h:582)

This means that _all_ the drivers will need more love soon.

The drivers really require rewriting to the new driver model and, even
better, integrating into the stock Linux tree.  E.g., thinkpadpm
should be integrated with the apm driver; superio should probably be
integrated with Linux's standard drivers for Super I/O chips;
rtcmosram should probably be integrated with the rtc driver; smapi
should probably be integrated with the part of the mwave driver that
talks to SMAPI.

I am writing because I don't have time to do all this.  My free
software hacking time is being spent on other things these days.

I am hoping that there is someone out there who is willing to help
with development of the thinkpad and tpctl packages both upstream and
in Debian.  The ideal candidate would be someone with experience in
Linux driver programming who has the personal contacts required to get
patches applied.

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Since this report was filed the package has changed maintainers.

-- 
Thomas Hood

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