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I'd like some input on this: |
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I have a patch that fixes SSE problems on 2.4 kernels. However, on 2.6 |
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kernels it breaks OpenGL (applications segfault). |
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Currently I'm applying this patch if /usr/src/linux is linked to a 2.4 |
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kernel at compile-time. |
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This means that if a user emerges xfree when linked to a 2.4 kernel, |
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that user will need to remerge xfree after moving to 2.6 kernels. This |
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takes about 40 minutes on a ~2GHz x86. However, if this patch is not |
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applied, the bug will continue to exist for all Gentoo users on 2.4 |
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kernels. |
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My request to you is: |
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1) Is this acceptable? |
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2) If not, what is a better solution? Dropping the patch entirely? Note |
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that I don't know Mesa/programming well enough to write a patch |
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compatible for both 2.4 and 2.6 kernels. |
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Thanks, |
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Donnie |