Bug#900581: linux: Enable Buster kernel features for newer ARM64 servers.

2018-09-24 Thread Geoff Levand
Hi Ben, On 09/21/2018 04:20 PM, Ben Hutchings wrote: > I've applied these, with some changes: > > 0001: Rather than changing the setting of CONFIG_ACPI_NFIT for arm64, I > removed it entirely as it would be redundant with the top-level config. > > 0002: I dropped several of the config symbols wh

Bug#900581: linux: Enable Buster kernel features for newer ARM64 servers.

2018-09-21 Thread Geoff Levand
On 09/20/2018 12:49 PM, Geoff Levand wrote: > Attached are the two kernel config patches rebased to the latest v4.18.6-1 > Buster kernel. Forgot to include the rebased m400 fixup patch. 0001-arm64-Use-default-of-CONFIG_ACPI_NFIT-m.patch 0002-arm64-Updates-for-ACPI-servers.patch 0003

Bug#900581: linux: Enable Buster kernel features for newer ARM64 servers.

2018-09-20 Thread Geoff Levand
me know. -Geoff >From 63d1232a77b667090e2dd3fff0ac7868784850e9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Geoff Levand Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2018 12:23:55 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 1/8] [arm64] Use default of CONFIG_ACPI_NFIT=m Commit ed497f3cb706d0e0f63844b064d9ebbf6f33b052 (Add server and 96boards options) ad

Bug#900581: linux: Enable Buster kernel features for newer ARM64 servers.

2018-09-04 Thread Geoff Levand
Hi Ben, On 09/04/2018 10:25 AM, Ben Hutchings wrote: > On Fri, 2018-08-31 at 15:42 -0700, Geoff Levand wrote: >> I've rebased my two kernel config patches, attached, to the latest >> v4.17.17-1 buster kernel. These patches enable kernel features for >> newer ARM64 se

Bug#900581: linux: Enable Buster kernel features for newer ARM64 servers.

2018-08-31 Thread Geoff Levand
tches are ready to apply. Please consider. [1] https://www.spinics.net/lists/arm-kernel/msg670446.html (efi: add contents of LinuxExtraArgs EFI var to command line) -Geoff >From 7d93f2d534f3ba60b94402b337e165d34e1caf25 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Geoff Levand Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2018 10:50:

Bug#900581: linux: Enable Buster kernel features for newer ARM64 servers.

2018-08-31 Thread Geoff Levand
tches are ready to apply. Please consider. [1] https://www.spinics.net/lists/arm-kernel/msg670446.html (efi: add contents of LinuxExtraArgs EFI var to command line) -Geoff >From 7d93f2d534f3ba60b94402b337e165d34e1caf25 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Geoff Levand Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2018 10:50:

Bug#900581: linux: Enable Buster kernel features for newer ARM64 servers.

2018-08-06 Thread Geoff Levand
Hi All, On 08/06/2018 06:29 AM, Riku Voipio wrote: > Thanks indeed - unfortunately we seem to be endind up in > a dead end with the upstream developers: > > https://www.spinics.net/lists/arm-kernel/msg669674.html > > Considering HPE didn't actually release the firmware, I think we > can go with

Bug#900581: linux: Enable Buster kernel features for newer ARM64 servers.

2018-06-13 Thread Geoff Levand
On 06/09/2018 05:15 AM, Ian Campbell wrote: > I think this is probably something for the arch (or perhaps platform) > code to deal with. See for example all the various platform quirks in > arch/x86/kernel/acpi/boot.c, which fixup various wrongness and/or > disable features. I followed your advic

Bug#900581: linux: Enable Buster kernel features for newer ARM64 servers.

2018-06-08 Thread Geoff Levand
ution? >From e2bbf7bd8ef0231dcaa440a5baa8722a11634f75 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Geoff Levand Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2018 10:52:29 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] [arm64] Add fix for broken HPE moonshot ACPI-APEI support Signed-off-by: Geoff Levand --- ...4-Ignore-broken-HPE-moonshot-APEI-

Bug#900581: linux: Enable Buster kernel features for newer ARM64 servers.

2018-06-04 Thread Geoff Levand
On 06/04/2018 03:51 AM, Riku Voipio wrote: > On Fri, Jun 01, 2018 at 10:07:57AM -0700, Geoff Levand wrote: >> o Change CONFIG_ACPI_NFIT=y to CONFIG_ACPI_NFIT=m. >> o Enable CONFIG_SCHED_SMT for hyperthreading processors. >> o Enable CONFIG_ARM64_LSE_ATOMICS for v8.1 proc

Bug#900581: linux: Enable Buster kernel features for newer ARM64 servers.

2018-06-01 Thread Geoff Levand
t: systemd (via /run/systemd/system) >From 45de8904c961d98f48f61a87198579a90daa61f9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Geoff Levand Date: Thu, 31 May 2018 17:38:38 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 1/4] [arm64] Use default of CONFIG_ACPI_NFIT=m Commit ed497f3cb706d0e0f63844b064d9ebbf6f33b052 (Add server

Bug#900036: firmware-nonfree: Buster kernel needs updated (upstream) firmware versions

2018-05-24 Thread Geoff Levand
X-Debbugs-Cc: ge...@infradead.org Package: firmware-nonfree Version: 20170823-1 Severity: grave Tags: d-i Justification: renders package unusable The current firmware-nonfree package is out of date and does not include firmware files the drivers in the Buster kernel require. Specifically, the Bus

Bug#484693: linux-2.6: Add RTC class support for powerpc64 machines

2008-06-07 Thread Geoff Levand
On 06/05/2008 09:45 AM, Geoff Levand wrote: > The attached kernel and config.powerpc64 patches add a > new style RTC class driver that works with most powerpc64 > platforms. This patch was merged in to mainline for 2.6.26-rc6. author David Woodhouse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Bug#484693: linux-2.6: Add RTC class support for powerpc64 machines

2008-06-05 Thread Geoff Levand
Package: linux-2.6 Version: 2.6.25 Severity: normal Tags: patch The attached kernel and config.powerpc64 patches add a new style RTC class driver that works with most powerpc64 platforms. This driver, enabled with the CONFIG_RTC_DRV_PPC option, replaces the old gen_rtc support that was enabled w

Bug#462529: linux-2.6: Add config file support for efika and PS3 (preliminary)

2008-06-02 Thread Geoff Levand
Geoff Levand wrote: > Bastian Blank wrote: >>> >> -# CONFIG_GEN_RTC is not set >>> >> +CONFIG_GEN_RTC=y >>> > Why? >>> I am not so familiar with this option. I saw >>> an RTC error message when this was not enabled. >> >&g

Bug#462529: linux-2.6: Add config file support for efika and PS3 (preliminary)

2008-05-30 Thread Geoff Levand
Bastian Blank wrote: > On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 04:22:45PM -0700, Geoff Levand wrote: >> Bastian Blank wrote: >> There is a 2.6.25 undefined symbol bug in PS3AV that >> won't allow it to be built as a module. > > It is even unfixed in -rc4 and it is needed by FB_PS

Bug#483489: linux-2.6: Optional powerpc64 patches for PS3

2008-05-30 Thread Geoff Levand
Bastian Blank wrote: > tags 483489 wontfix > thanks > > On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 05:26:37PM -0700, Geoff Levand wrote: >> Attached are two patches against the debian linux-2.6-2.6.25 >> sources that would be nice to apply for the PS3. > > Please send them to [EMAIL P

Bug#483489: linux-2.6: Optional powerpc64 patches for PS3

2008-05-28 Thread Geoff Levand
Package: linux-2.6 Version: 2.6.25 Severity: normal Tags: patch Attached are two patches against the debian linux-2.6-2.6.25 sources that would be nice to apply for the PS3. - debian-powerpc64-vmemmap-variable-page-size.diff This patch changes vmemmap to use a different region (region 0xf)

Bug#462529: linux-2.6: Add config file support for efika and PS3 (preliminary)

2008-05-28 Thread Geoff Levand
Bastian Blank wrote: > On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 12:28:30PM -0700, Geoff Levand wrote: >> -# CONFIG_PPC_IBM_CELL_BLADE is not set >> +CONFIG_PPC_IBM_CELL_BLADE=y >> CONFIG_SPU_FS=m >> +CONFIG_SPU_FS_64K_LS=y >> +CONFIG_CBE_RAS=y >> +CONFIG_CBE_THE

Bug#462529: linux-2.6: Add config file support for efika and PS3 (preliminary)

2008-05-28 Thread Geoff Levand
Robert Millan wrote: > I just updated your patch to the latest version of the package (moving the > definitions to the pre-existing PS3 section), but I cannot check if it > still works. Is it safe to assume it does? > > In any case, would be nice if someone could test. I made the following updat

Bug#462529: linux-2.6: Add config file support for efika and PS3 (preliminary)

2008-05-15 Thread Geoff Levand
Hi, Robert Millan wrote: > retitle 462529 please enable PS3 support in -powerpc64 build > thanks > > On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 04:46:10PM +0200, Sven Luther wrote: >> On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 04:25:40PM +0200, Robert Millan wrote: >> > >> > Please provide a patch if you can. >> >> I already provid

Re: Bug#468113: PlayStation 3 script update.

2008-04-01 Thread Geoff Levand
Hi, Bastian Blank wrote: > On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 02:20:18PM +1100, Luke Yelavich wrote: >> Attached is a patch to update the ps3 script. This patch allows the >> supporting of old and new ps3 hardware configurations. The patch >> applies against git head. There is no difference in PS3 hardware