[MPlayer-dev-eng] [PATCH] mga_vid for 2.6 - updated...again

Attila Kinali attila at kinali.ch
Sun Aug 1 05:04:54 CEST 2004


On Tue, Jul 13, 2004 at 10:50:10PM +0200, Ferdinand O. Tempel wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Attached you'll find a new and improved patch for getting mga_vid to
> work on 2.6 kernels. This time it won't break compiling on non-devfs 2.4
> kernels (this time I tested). Kudos to Reimar for that one. I can't
> vouch for 2.4 kernels *with* devfs, but I hear it already worked on
> that.
> This one is tested on:
> - 2.6.7
> - 2.6.7 + devfs
> - 2.4.26
> 
> With respect to the problem of getting the MGA card detected in some
> systems, it seems that removing the CFLAGS line in the Makefile fixes
> that problem for some. I got one report back of the module failing to
> compile with that as workaround, but that too I haven't been able to
> reproduce. This issue is bugging me to no end, and the more information
> I gather (thanks guys!), the more confusing it gets. For those who want
> to try, I attached a patch against the Makefile too, to remove the
> CFLAGS. Besides, most of those already get passed on to the module build
> by the kernel's kbuild anyway (build with `make V=1` to see more
> output).

Is this the latest incarnation of your patch or are there any updates ?
(beside the Makefile fix that is)

If so, i'll review it as soon as i'm finished with this mailinglist
(which should be soon)


			Attila Kinali




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