Re: Linux 2.6.3-rc3

From: Geert Uytterhoeven
Date: Sun Feb 15 2004 - 06:23:08 EST


On Sun, 15 Feb 2004, Peter Osterlund wrote:
> Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> > BTW. This is the reason I left the "old" driver in, you can still
> > build it if the new ones goes wrong.
>
> Yes, you can still build the old driver, but it doesn't work unless
> you also apply this patch:
>
> --- linux/drivers/video/fbmem.c.old 2004-02-15 11:47:26.000000000 +0100
> +++ linux/drivers/video/fbmem.c 2004-02-15 11:43:42.000000000 +0100
> @@ -222,6 +222,9 @@
> #ifdef CONFIG_FB_RADEON
> { "radeonfb", radeonfb_init, radeonfb_setup },
> #endif
> +#ifdef CONFIG_FB_RADEON_OLD
> + { "radeonfb_old", radeonfb_init, radeonfb_setup },
> +#endif
> #ifdef CONFIG_FB_CONTROL
> { "controlfb", control_init, control_setup },
> #endif

IMHO you'd better keep one single entry for radeonfb and use

#if defined(CONFIG_FB_RADEON) || defined(CONFIG_FB_RADEON_OLD)

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

Geert

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