Re: [Xenomai-core] [PATCH] Adeos support for 2.6.18 merged PowerPC architecture.

[Wolfgang Grandegger <wg@domain.hid>]

Benjamin Zores wrote:
> On Mon, 27 Nov 2006 13:11:23 +0100
> Wolfgang Grandegger <wg@domain.hid> wrote:
> 
>> Benjamin Zores wrote:
>>> On Mon, 27 Nov 2006 12:21:25 +0100
>>> Wolfgang Grandegger <wg@domain.hid> wrote:
>>>
>>>>> Well, I hack a bit my patch to make it compile and the kernel already booted.
>>>>> Though it hangs when loading the SATA driver.
>>>>> I have no idea why atm.
>>>> Problems with IRQs?
>>> Probably, as when unplugging the SATA drive, the boot goes further
>>> but then hang at USB detection (both are handlign IRQs a lot i guess).
>>> Would be interesting if someone could test on other board than just mine.
>> As I pointed out in my previous mail, the IRQ handling is not yet 
>> correct for powerpc. Try to correct his first.
> 
> The 2.6.19 having been released out, and working much better on my card
> than the vanilla 2.6.18 used to be, I'm now more kind to adapt my patch to
> this latest kernel.

I know this problem very well. The PowerPC Linux kernel is currently a 
fast moving target and 2.6.19 breaks the Adeos-IPIPE ppc patch again, grrr.

> However the IRQ handling API seem to have changed a lot
> and i was wondering if some work on porting Adeos
> (x86/ppc, not yet powerpc of course) patches already have been started
> by someone here ?
> 
> (i.e. something i can work from to adapt my new patch)

I will have a look when time permits. Hopefully end of this week. If I'm 
lucky, I may get the PowerPC tree up and running on my Lite5200. There 
are already some promising patches around.

Wolfgang.