Bastian Blank wrote: > Hi > > We introduced a workaround by reverting a removal in the kernel to allow > the current X.Org on sparc work. However this patch is not supportable > and breaks all newer machines quite badly. > > This means that we have to back it out again and the only question is if > we will do that for r0 or r1.
I think it's best to delay that to r1. Can someone please provide a text for the release notes to describe the problem, TIA? Cheers Luk > ----- Forwarded message from Bastian Blank <wa...@debian.org> ----- > > Package: linux-2.6 > Version: 2.6.26-13 > Severity: grave > > I consider this RC. We'll break X.org either for r0 or r1. > > debian-sparc: Please provide someone who wants to take over sparc > architecture maintenance of the Linux packages. > > On Sat, Feb 07, 2009 at 10:45:31AM +0000, Jurij Smakov wrote: >> On Fri, Feb 06, 2009 at 11:11:44PM -0800, David Miller wrote: >>> The patch: >>> >>> debian/patches/bugfix/sparc/arch_pci_hostcontroller_workaround.patch >>> >>> causes ultra45 (and other PCI-Express based workstations) to >>> hard reset when the PCI bus is initially scanned by the kernel. >>> >>> Please revert this patch from the debian kernel in Lenny and >>> anywhere else it appears. >>> >>> The code in that patch creating dummy PCI root host controller nodes >>> is wrong and does nothing other than cause trouble. If it fixes some >>> problem with the X server for PCI devices on sparc64 that problem >>> needs to be fixed some other way. >>> >>> Thank you. >> I believe that we are just a few days from Lenny release, so uploading >> a new kernel and rebuilding debian-installer might not be an option >> at this point, unfortunately. The best we can probably do is include >> the fixed kernel in the point release, but that's up to kernel team >> to decide. > > ----- End forwarded message ----- > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-release-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
