Re: [PATCH] 2.4: export the symbol "mmu_cr4_features" for XFree86 DRM kernel drivers

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On Fri, Aug 01, 2003 at 01:52:50PM +0100, Calum Mackay wrote:
> I'd like to request comments on the appended; proposed patch for 2.4 to
> export the symbol "mmu_cr4_features".
>
> This is needed by the XFree86 DRM kernel drivers, since Christoph's
> backport of vmap() in 2.4.22-pre7. [some] DRM kernel drivers (e.g. radeon]
> refuse to load without this fix, from 2.4.22-pre7 onwards.

Can you explain why they need it and why they magically need it
because of vmap() ?

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