From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?R=E9mi_H=E9rilier?= Subject: Re: PATCH] adding wistron_btns support for X86_64 systems. Date: Wed, 02 Jan 2008 23:31:09 +0100 Message-ID: <477C10AD.7060303@yahoo.fr> References: <200712222040.14422.carlos@strangeworlds.co.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Return-path: Received: from smtp102.plus.mail.mud.yahoo.com ([68.142.206.235]:42686 "HELO smtp102.plus.mail.mud.yahoo.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S1753110AbYACAhg (ORCPT ); Wed, 2 Jan 2008 19:37:36 -0500 In-Reply-To: <200712222040.14422.carlos@strangeworlds.co.uk> Sender: linux-input-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-input@vger.kernel.org To: Carlos Corbacho Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, dtor@mail.ru, linux-input@vger.kernel.org Carlos Corbacho wrote: > (CC'ing linux-input, as that is the relevant subsystem list for wistr= on-btns). >=20 > R=E9mi H=E9rilier wrote: >> To use my previous patch (wistron_btns support for fujitsu-siemens a= milo >> pro edition v3505) with my laptop, I need to make the wistron module >> compile for x86_64. It is based on Linux 2.4.24-rc4 too. >=20 > NAK. >=20 > You cannot make 32 bit BIOS calls in a 64 bit OS. >=20 > This will (and does) segfault on x86-64 (tested on my Aspire 5020, wh= ere =20 > call_bios wistron-btns just segfaults on x86-64 with this patch). >=20 > This is a known issue, and the reason why wistron-btns (and the out-o= f-tree=20 > acerhk) have not been ported to x86-64. >=20 > -Carlos Yes, in theory, this must segfault on x86-64. In pratice, there is one laptop where it seems to works (no problem for 3 weeks). A good reason to find why. Best regards Remi Herilier - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-input" = in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html