[MPlayer-matrox] [PATCH] add udev support to mga_vid svn

[Attila Kinali]

On Wed, 9 Aug 2006 14:26:18 +0200 (CEST)
Peter Magnusson <iocc at mplayer.lists.flashdance.cx> wrote:

> Hmm.. Ok. To me it seems just like it doesnt get that its the smp version 
> that are running.
> 
> Come on, someone else must have compiled mga_vid on smp? Did it work?

I did on my old machine which i replaced a few weeks ago.
And yes, it worked. Although there might be some locking
problems within mga_vid (aka race conditions), the code
itself works on smp systems.
 
> > If you have problems compiling mga_vid with the kernel
> > source provided by FC, either complain to them to provide
> > the exact kernel source with the exact configuration you
> > are running. Or build a kernel yourself (see kernel HOWTO)
> 
> I have the source with the kernel cfg.. Humm, but CONFIG_SMP
> isnt set:

Which suggests that you have the wrong kernel source.
 
> But mga_vid doesnt care about what the .config says I guess?
> I guess I'll have to build my own kernel if nothing else work.
> (I have too many computers, I want to avoid to build kernels if its 
> possible).

No, the exact settings in .config ARE IMPORTANT. That's
why the kernel checks for it when you load a module.
(ok, most of them are not, but there are a few that matter,
and these are checked)

				Attila Kinali

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