linux-kernel - Re: [Bug 9514] it87 probe failure in 2.6.24-rc -- what now?

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Message-Id: <20080117170003.7297ce39.mikeserv@bmts.com>
Date:	Thu, 17 Jan 2008 17:00:03 -0500
From:	Mike Houston <mikeserv@...s.com>
To:	Bjorn Helgaas <bjorn.helgaas@...com>
Cc:	Jean Delvare <khali@...ux-fr.org>,
	bugme-daemon@...zilla.kernel.org,
	"Shaohua Li" <shaohua.li@...el.com>,
	"Mike Houston" <mikeserv@...s.com>, "Adrian Bunk" <bunk@...sta.de>,
	"Elvis Pranskevichus" <el@...ns.net>,
	"Mark M. Hoffman" <mhoffman@...htlink.com>,
	"Adam Belay" <ambx1@....rr.com>,
	"Zhao Yakui" <yakui.zhao@...el.com>,
	"Thomas Renninger" <trenn@...e.de>, lenb@...nel.org,
	Robert Hancock <hancockr@...w.ca>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, lm-sensors@...sensors.org,
	linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [Bug 9514] it87 probe failure in 2.6.24-rc -- what now?

On Thu, 17 Jan 2008 13:38:57 -0700
Bjorn Helgaas <bjorn.helgaas@...com> wrote:

> Where are we with this problem?
> (http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9514)

> The second option I see is to use my patch
> (http://bugzilla.kernel.org/attachment.cgi?id=14267&action=view)
> to make it87 request only the ports it uses.

> Whatever we do, it'd be nice to have a fix in 2.6.24, and I think my
> patch is the least evil for now.

>From my perspective it sure seems to be the least evil, because it
only touches what needs to be touched for my situation. I of course
can't say how it would affect others.

I'm still using your patch (on 2.6.24-rc8 now) but I'll test whatever
other solutions you folks may come up with.

Mike Houston
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