created a bug #158562 about this. On 5/23/05, James C. Bevier <jim@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tim Taranov" <ttaranov@xxxxxxxxx> > To: "For testers of Fedora Core development releases" > <fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2005 9:46 PM > Subject: Re: any chance for areca raid driver patch in FC4? > > > > the mm patch is broken out into pieces so that it's easier to apply it > > selectively, if need it (and not that the driver is "broken" somehow, > > if that's what you imply - it's the latest vendor certified driver > > that works just fine). > > > > Anyway, I was just checking... I guess I'm then stuck having to > > recompile my kernel anytime I want to patch it. kinda sux. > > > > On 5/23/05, Jesse Keating <jkeating@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> On Mon, 2005-05-23 at 00:22 -0400, Tim Taranov wrote: > >> > I don't really know how the fedora build cycle works but is there any > >> > chance the follwing driver patch could be included into FC4? > >> > > >> > http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm/patches/2.6/2.6.12-rc4/2.6.12-rc4-mm2/broken-out/areca-raid-linux-scsi-driver.patch > >> > > >> > It's kindof a bugger for me to have to recompile it every time just > >> > because I want it in the OS... > >> > >> It needs to be come part of the main kernel. Only then will it be > >> included into Fedora proper. There must be a reason it's been > >> 'broken-out'.... > >> > > Tim, > > Add a bug report to bugzilla and provide the patch as a 'solution'. This > makes it easy for the kernel patch to show up in FC4. > > Jim > >