Re: Alpha port still maintained in 2.5

Jochen Friedrich
2002-12-30T07:11:34Z

Hi Markus,

> I just tried compiling the current 2.5.53 kernel on alpha, and it's obviously
> broken. Before I start tracking down everything, I'd like to know if somebody
> already started working on the new module code and if patches exist, any
> pointers etc. greatly appreciated

The patches at http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/rusty work OK
for me (I used the "Alpha support for modules" one plus all required
dependencies)...

# uname -a
Linux ayse 2.5.53bk3 #1 Sun Dec 29 11:01:17 CET 2002 alpha unknown unknown
GNU/Linux
# lsmod
Module Size Used by
parport_pc 46600 0 [unsafe]
parport 41064 1 parport_pc [unsafe]
netlink_dev 2816 0
nfsd 168560 8 [unsafe]
exportfs 4424 1 nfsd
lockd 80512 2 nfsd [unsafe]
sunrpc 130624 3 nfsd lockd [unsafe]
mct_u232 9636 0
af_packet 19544 1 [unsafe]
usbserial 38296 1 mct_u232
usb_storage 135692 0
snd_usb_audio 60408 0
ov511 99096 0
snd_rawmidi 20512 1 snd_usb_audio
snd_seq_device 7068 1 snd_rawmidi
snd_pcm 89304 1 snd_usb_audio
snd_timer 16656 1 snd_pcm
snd 52696 5 snd_usb_audio snd_rawmidi snd_seq_device snd_pcm snd_timer
hid 73536 0
audio 58264 0
soundcore 5824 2 snd audio
videodev 9704 1 ov511
mousedev 8072 0
ohci_hcd 28968 0
ehci_hcd 40168 0
usbcore 115768 11 mct_u232 usbserial usb_storage snd_usb_audio ov511 hid audio ohci_hcd ehci_hcd
tmsisa 6364 1
tms380tr 54320 1 tmsisa
ipv6 236944 11 [unsafe]
rtc 8912 0

--jochen