* Mark D. Studebaker <mds at paradyne.com> [2003-06-11 21:15:36 -0400]: > >From early April. > Do we want to tackle this? Seems like the better option for non-x86 would be mkpatch, if it works. > MH, what about GFP_ATOMIC? Done. Probably won't help i2c-sis645 to load on an alpha. ;) > > Mark D. Studebaker wrote: > >thanks, we'll try to incorporate these mds > > > >Bob McElrath wrote: > > > >>I am attempting to get the sensors package to compile on alpha (kernel > >>2.4.21-pre7), and it does not do so cleanly. I am using the > >>lm-sensors-source package which is included in debian. It has a version > >>2.6.5 from 20020915. (If the bugs I mention below have been fixed in a > >>newer version then please disregard this mail) > >> > >>First, the file kernel/busses/i2c-sis645.c must include the header > >><linux/mm.h> in order to get the symbol GFP_ATOMIC. > >> > >>Second, the Makefile should grab the necessary CFLAGS for modules from > >>the linux/arch/$(arch)/Makefile. This can be done with a little > >>makefile code like this: > >> LINUX_SOURCE := /usr/src/linux > >> ARCH := $(shell uname -m | sed -e s/i.86/i386/ -e s/sun4u/sparc64/ > >>-e s/arm.*/arm/ -e s/sa110/arm/) > >> include $(LINUX_SOURCE)/arch/$(ARCH)/Makefile > >>This will of course set CFLAGS so maybe save it and put it in MODCFLAGS > >>for your makefile. In particular on alpha the compile bombs with: > >> /tmp/ccEu5TN5.s: Assembler messages: > >> /tmp/ccEu5TN5.s:73: Error: macro requires $at register while noat > >>in effect > >>unless the compiler flag -mcpu=ev67 is included. (or whatever CPU the > >>user has) > >> > >>Cheers, > >>Bob McElrath [Univ. of Wisconsin at Madison, Department of Physics] > >> > >> "You measure democracy by the freedom it gives its dissidents, not > >>the > >> freedom it gives its assimilated conformists." -- Abbie Hoffman > >> > > Regards, -- Mark M. Hoffman mhoffman at lightlink.com
