retitle 246782 xserver-xfree86: [core server] fix domain-based PCI detection tag 246782 + upstream patch moreinfo thanks
On Fri, Apr 30, 2004 at 10:13:35PM -0700, carbonated beverage wrote: > Package: xserver-xfree86 > Version: 4.3.0-7 > > The code in xc/programs/Xserver/xfree86/hw/xfree86/os-support/bus/linuxPci.c > doesn't handle PCI Domains, so the X server fails to find the entry for the > video card under /proc. > > This problem manifests itself with kernel 2.6.x. > > Here's a simple patch to fix it, it first tries the old-style /proc/bus/pci > access, then tries to access it with the PCI Domain information as well. > > I've only tested this on an Ultra 5 workstation with the testing distro. Great! Thanks for the patch. I was unaware of this problem; I thought the PCI domain code was essentially functional. I have a few questions for you: 1) Is this a Linux 2.6-specific problem? 2) Are you the author of the patch? If not, can you tell me where you got it? -- G. Branden Robinson | Never attribute to malice that Debian GNU/Linux | which can be adequately explained [EMAIL PROTECTED] | by stupidity. http://people.debian.org/~branden/ | -- Hanlon's Razor
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