Re: APM in Linux 2.1.x
Stephen Rothwell (Stephen.Rothwell@canb.auug.org.au)
Wed, 7 Oct 1998 16:35:13 +1000 (EST)
> From: Derrik <dpates@kalifornia.com>
> Subject: APM in Linux 2.1.x
> Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1998 15:46:19 +1000
>
> The current APM driver in the latest Linux 2.1.x kernels is apparently
> broken - at least, for sure, with GCC 2.8.1 and binutils 2.9.1.0.13. On
> the 2.1.124 kernel I get this while compiling arch/i386/kernel/apm.c:
>
> apm.c: In function `apm_get_event':
> apm.c:474: fixed or forbidden register was spilled.
> This may be due to a compiler bug or to impossible asm
> statements or clauses.
> cpp: output pipe has been closed
>
> Is this a known issue, and is the code being worked on? It's been this way
> for several versions now, since the last big change to the kernel APM
> driver code. If there is a patch, I would appreciate receiving it and hope
> that it goes inoto the kernel tree soon. Please make sure to reply to this
> address if you reply - I'm not currently subscribed to linux-kernel (more
> message volume than I can deal with, unfortunately). TIA.
It is a known problem, the patch is on my home page.
Please ask Linus to include this patch (I have asked twice ...)
Cheers,
Stephen Rothwell
http://www.canb.auug.org.au/~sfr/
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