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SubjectRe: 2.6.1-mm1: drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c link error
Adrian Bunk wrote:
> On Sat, Jan 10, 2004 at 05:04:53AM +0100, Thomas Winischhofer wrote:
>
>>Adrian Bunk wrote:
>>
>>
>>>On Fri, Jan 09, 2004 at 01:40:03AM -0800, Andrew Morton wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>...
>>>>All 393 patches
>>>>...
>>>>use-soft-float.patch
>>>> Use -msoft-float
>>>>...
>>>
>>>
>>I know. The version of sisfb in 2.6 vanilla is from stone-age. This is
>>has been fixed a long time ago in my current development version (and
>>will be in 2.4 as soon as Marcelo applies my patch which I sent him
>>about a week ago). For 2.6, using my current version requires James
>>Simmons's fbdev-patch because of low-level fbdev-interface changes (like
>>sysfs usage, etc).
>>
>>The whole framebuffer stuff in 2.6 is ancient. (Look at the file dates.)
>
>
> Until the framebuffer stuff in 2.6 gets updated, I'm suggesting the
> patch below to mark FB_SIS as BROKEN.

I think that's a bit harsh. It basically works, it just illegally uses
some FP operations (as it still does in 2.4 until Marcelo finally
applies the patch I have sent him for three times now - hint, hint)

Thomas

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