Re: [parisc-linux] warning: minor abi change

[Joel Soete <joel.soete@tiscali.be>]

Grant Grundler wrote:

>Joel,
>I mistakenly replied only to you on my previous mail.
>Can you please forward my previous reply to parisc-linux mailing list
>or send a copy back to me - I'll post it to the list then.
>
No pb, I kust forward it to the p-l ml.

>
>On Fri, Jun 27, 2003 at 06:14:58PM +0200, Joel Soete wrote:
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>>Hi Grant,
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>>>diff -NaurX dontdiff linux-2.4.21-pa0/drivers/ide/pci/ns87415.c linux-2.4.21-rc8-pa35/drivers/ide/pci/ns87415.c
>>>      
>>>
>>>This is for c3000/j5000/et al workstations.
>>>NS "SuckyIO" multifunction chip includes ns87415 compatible IDE controller.
>>>      
>>>
>>...
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>>>>+#define __save_and_cli(x)  do { __save_flags(x); __cli(); } while(0);
>>>>+#define __save_and_sti(x)  do { __save_flags(x); __sti(); } while(0);
>>>>+
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>This is something different - but I'd think this is needed too.
>>>Make sure this isn't a merge error (ie see if it's defined elsewhere).
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>>>
>>I need it to make work my ide cdrom onto my b2k (I grab this stuff
>>from another platform)
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>
>ah ok.
>
>The IDE CDROM are pretty standard devices. Note the DMA does NOT work.
>And even with PIO mode, it just barely works - enough to do an install.
>So don't use it too much unless you can afford to crash your box.
>At least that was my experience with 2.4.19 or so.
>
Yes also experiment this inconvinience. I just needed it to install the 
initial debian (in its time) and now to read some doc or small ft via rw-cd.

>>The following stuff is just a variant (just for info)
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>ok.
>
>...
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>>>If they are no longer referenced, that's fine.
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>>hmm in fact the last ref of 'cpu_irq_actions' is in arch/parisc/kernel/processor.c
>>and now embrace by #if 0 [...] #endif
>>(I will see to cleanup too)
>>...
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>ok
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>>>I need the above changes in a format that I apply with "patch -p1 < diff"
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>>Here is attached Mydiff2421.txt
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>ok. let me apply local and try it out first.
>
Logical

> If all is well, should see
>something by this weekend.
>  
>
It works for my b180 and b2k. I will test it also on the N (still UP 
mode) next week.

Good luck and thanks for your attention,
    Joel