linux-kernel - Re: [Upstream] Stop ARM boards crashing with CUPS is loaded

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Date:	Mon, 12 Jul 2010 09:38:26 -0400
From:	Woody Suwalski <terraluna977@...il.com>
To:	Lee Jones <ljkenny@...il.com>
cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, akpm@...uxfoundation.org
Subject: Re: [Upstream] Stop ARM boards crashing with CUPS is loaded

Lee Jones wrote:
> Please find attached a patch which rectifies the following bug.
>
> When CUPS loads, it tries to load several drivers that it may need.
> When one of these drivers, specifically parport_pc is loaded on ARM
> based systems, it causes a segmentation fault as the address is not
> writable on non-PC based architectures. This code prevents this
> driver from being compiled on said architectures.
>
> Kind regards,
> Lee
>    
Not exactly true. Netwinders based on Armc4l SA110 have implemeted 
Parallel port hardware.
It can be used for PP-CDroms and (of course) printing.

I do not claim that the platform is of a great importance anymore, but 
blanket statements to remove RTC or PPort or KBD from ARM are not correct...

Woody

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