> Bug #568903 enabled this feature for x86, [...] While I can't comment on the evolution of the code, I can offer some circumstantial evidence. According to https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/900384, Ubuntu has been shipping these modules in the default kernel for two years now. Apart from PEBKAC-errors mentioned in the bug report and possibly mismatching userland tools (which would be another bug report on package usbip, should it affect Debian too), a quick google search didn't show problems relating to crashes, machine freezes or OOPSes.
>From a users perspective: There used to be a source package to build these >modules on any arch if one wanted to do so (perfectly acceptable solution, in >my opinion). With the removal of this package and the addition of the drivers >for x86 only, this breaks the package usbip on anything but x86 (what about >amd64?). Even worse, there is no way for the average user to get this >functionality, as the simplest way to get these modules is currently a full >rebuild of the kernel - but compiling the kernel on (in my case) an ARM >machine takes just under an eternity and cross-compilation is a pretty >advanced topic, IMHO. If including these modules in the default Debian kernel is not an option, having a simple solution to get them would be great. Either installing them from a separate package or having a low-maintenance way to compile just the required modules (without the full kernel rebuild, e.g., something involving module-assistant or DKMS) would be sufficient. Regards, Damina Philipp -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
