Carlos Corbacho wrote: > (CC'ing linux-input, as that is the relevant subsystem list for wistron-btns). > > Rémi Hérilier wrote: >> To use my previous patch (wistron_btns support for fujitsu-siemens amilo >> 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. > > NAK. > > You cannot make 32 bit BIOS calls in a 64 bit OS. > > This will (and does) segfault on x86-64 (tested on my Aspire 5020, where > call_bios wistron-btns just segfaults on x86-64 with this patch). > > This is a known issue, and the reason why wistron-btns (and the out-of-tree > acerhk) have not been ported to x86-64. > > -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@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
