Re: crash unrelated to sym53c8xx

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On Thu, Apr 02, 2009 at 02:59:54PM +0200, Nikola Ciprich wrote:
> > There's a few reasons this warning hasn't been fixed yet:
> > 
> >  - It only appears on module unload.  Most people don't unload sym53c8xx.
> >  - The problem that it's warning about is only a problem on ARM.
> >    There's not a huge userbase of ARM users with sym53c8xx cards.
> >  - Fixing it requires a fairly large rewrite of how sym2 manages its
> >    memory.  I've done about half the work required, but I've basically
> >    run out of interest.
> Hmm, maybe I don't understand what You mean by ARM, but it's i686 machine,
> not arm (actually it's opteron, but running i686 OS).
> but if it's reallu harmless, I don't have that big problem with it. only the crashes
> really worry me :)

The warning is there on x86 to warn us that we're doing something that
will cause problems on ARM.

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