Re: [patch] linux 2.4: DEC MS02-NV NVRAM module support

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On Thu, Mar 28, 2002 at 02:26:55PM +0100, Maciej W. Rozycki wrote:

>  The patch adds support for the DEC MS02-type lithium battery backed-up
> NVRAM board.  The board provides 1MB (architecturally up to 4MB) of fast
> SRAM originally meant as a PrestoServe NFS accelerator for the MIPS-based
> DECstations.
> 
>  The code works fine for me since its creation back in August.  It was not
> tested by anyone else -- after announcing the code at the "linux-mips" 
> list last year I've read from two volunteers but they did not come back
> with results ever. 
> 
>  I believe it's suitable for inclusion in the official kernel.  The patch
> applies both to 2.4.19-pre4 and to the current CVS tree at oss.sgi.com. 

Looks good, applied to 2.4 and 2.5.

If you would have submitted this patch without prior testing in August I
certainly would have approved it as well as it had not potencial to break
things for other machines.

Thanks,

  Ralf

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