Re: req for testers: 2.2.x fbcon alpha fixes

[Jurgen Kramer <GTM Kramer inter nl net>]

Hi,

I just tested your patch but unfortunately it does not compile. It goes wrong
when linking the kernel.

Here is the output:

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make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.2/arch/alpha/math-emu'
ld -static -T arch/alpha/vmlinux.lds  arch/alpha/kernel/head.o init/main.o
init/version.o \
 --start-group \
 arch/alpha/kernel/kernel.o arch/alpha/mm/mm.o kernel/kernel.o mm/mm.o fs/fs.o ipc/ipc.o
arch/alpha/math-emu/math-emu.o \
 fs/filesystems.a \
 net/network.a \
 drivers/block/block.a drivers/char/char.a drivers/misc/misc.a drivers/net/net.a
drivers/scsi/scsi.a drivers/cdrom/cdrom.a drivers/pci/pci.a drivers/pnp/pnp.a
drivers/video/video.a \
 /usr/src/linux/arch/alpha/lib/lib.a /usr/src/linux/lib/lib.a
/usr/src/linux/arch/alpha/lib/lib.a \
 --end-group \
 -o vmlinux
drivers/video/video.a(fbdev.o): In function `fbcon_cfb8_putc':
fbcon-cfb8.c(.text+0x6a7c): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb8.c(.text+0x6a80): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb8.c(.text+0x6ae0): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb8.c(.text+0x6ae4): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb8.c(.text+0x6b18): undefined reference to `writel_na'
drivers/video/video.a(fbdev.o)(.text+0x6b1c):fbcon-cfb8.c: more undefined references to
`writel_na' follow
drivers/video/video.a(fbdev.o): In function `fbcon_cfb8_revc':
fbcon-cfb8.c(.text+0x7238): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb8.c(.text+0x723c): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb8.c(.text+0x7258): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb8.c(.text+0x725c): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb8.c(.text+0x7270): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb8.c(.text+0x7274): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb8.c(.text+0x7290): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb8.c(.text+0x7294): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb8.c(.text+0x72a8): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb8.c(.text+0x72ac): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb8.c(.text+0x72c8): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb8.c(.text+0x72cc): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb8.c(.text+0x72dc): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb8.c(.text+0x72e0): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb8.c(.text+0x72fc): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb8.c(.text+0x7300): undefined reference to `writel_na'
drivers/video/video.a(fbdev.o): In function `fbcon_cfb16_clear':
fbcon-cfb16.c(.text+0x7b38): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb16.c(.text+0x7b3c): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb16.c(.text+0x7b58): undefined reference to `writel_na'
drivers/video/video.a(fbdev.o)(.text+0x7b5c):fbcon-cfb16.c: more undefined references to
`writel_na' follow
drivers/video/video.a(fbdev.o): In function `fbcon_cfb16_revc':
fbcon-cfb16.c(.text+0x86cc): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb16.c(.text+0x86d0): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb16.c(.text+0x86e8): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb16.c(.text+0x86ec): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb16.c(.text+0x86fc): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb16.c(.text+0x8700): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb16.c(.text+0x8718): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb16.c(.text+0x871c): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb16.c(.text+0x8734): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb16.c(.text+0x8738): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb16.c(.text+0x8750): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb16.c(.text+0x8754): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb16.c(.text+0x8764): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb16.c(.text+0x8768): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb16.c(.text+0x8780): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb16.c(.text+0x8784): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb16.c(.text+0x879c): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb16.c(.text+0x87a0): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb16.c(.text+0x87b8): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb16.c(.text+0x87bc): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb16.c(.text+0x87cc): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb16.c(.text+0x87d0): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb16.c(.text+0x87e8): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb16.c(.text+0x87ec): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb16.c(.text+0x8800): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb16.c(.text+0x8804): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb16.c(.text+0x881c): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb16.c(.text+0x8820): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb16.c(.text+0x8830): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb16.c(.text+0x8834): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb16.c(.text+0x884c): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb16.c(.text+0x8850): undefined reference to `writel_na'
drivers/video/video.a(fbdev.o): In function `fbcon_cfb16_clear_margins':
fbcon-cfb16.c(.text+0x89c8): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb16.c(.text+0x89cc): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb16.c(.text+0x89e8): undefined reference to `writel_na'
drivers/video/video.a(fbdev.o)(.text+0x89ec):fbcon-cfb16.c: more undefined references to
`writel_na' follow
drivers/video/video.a(fbdev.o): In function `fbcon_cfb24_revc':
fbcon-cfb24.c(.text+0x9eb0): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb24.c(.text+0x9eb4): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb24.c(.text+0x9ecc): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb24.c(.text+0x9ed0): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb24.c(.text+0x9ee0): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb24.c(.text+0x9ee4): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb24.c(.text+0x9efc): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb24.c(.text+0x9f00): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb24.c(.text+0x9f10): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb24.c(.text+0x9f14): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb24.c(.text+0x9f2c): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb24.c(.text+0x9f30): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb24.c(.text+0x9f4c): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb24.c(.text+0x9f50): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb24.c(.text+0x9f68): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb24.c(.text+0x9f6c): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb24.c(.text+0x9f7c): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb24.c(.text+0x9f80): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb24.c(.text+0x9f98): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb24.c(.text+0x9f9c): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb24.c(.text+0x9fac): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb24.c(.text+0x9fb0): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb24.c(.text+0x9fc8): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb24.c(.text+0x9fcc): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb24.c(.text+0x9fe8): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb24.c(.text+0x9fec): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb24.c(.text+0xa004): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb24.c(.text+0xa008): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb24.c(.text+0xa018): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb24.c(.text+0xa01c): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb24.c(.text+0xa034): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb24.c(.text+0xa038): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb24.c(.text+0xa048): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb24.c(.text+0xa04c): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb24.c(.text+0xa064): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb24.c(.text+0xa068): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb24.c(.text+0xa07c): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb24.c(.text+0xa080): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb24.c(.text+0xa09c): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb24.c(.text+0xa0a0): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb24.c(.text+0xa0b0): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb24.c(.text+0xa0b4): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb24.c(.text+0xa0cc): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb24.c(.text+0xa0d0): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb24.c(.text+0xa0e0): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb24.c(.text+0xa0e4): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb24.c(.text+0xa0fc): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb24.c(.text+0xa100): undefined reference to `writel_na'
drivers/video/video.a(fbdev.o): In function `fbcon_cfb24_clear_margins':
fbcon-cfb24.c(.text+0xa2a0): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb24.c(.text+0xa2a4): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb24.c(.text+0xa2bc): undefined reference to `writel_na'
drivers/video/video.a(fbdev.o)(.text+0xa2c0):fbcon-cfb24.c: more undefined references to
`writel_na' follow
drivers/video/video.a(fbdev.o): In function `fbcon_cfb32_revc':
fbcon-cfb32.c(.text+0xb610): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb32.c(.text+0xb614): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb32.c(.text+0xb630): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb32.c(.text+0xb634): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb32.c(.text+0xb644): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb32.c(.text+0xb648): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb32.c(.text+0xb660): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb32.c(.text+0xb664): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb32.c(.text+0xb674): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb32.c(.text+0xb678): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb32.c(.text+0xb690): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb32.c(.text+0xb694): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb32.c(.text+0xb6a4): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb32.c(.text+0xb6a8): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb32.c(.text+0xb6c0): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb32.c(.text+0xb6c4): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb32.c(.text+0xb6e0): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb32.c(.text+0xb6e4): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb32.c(.text+0xb700): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb32.c(.text+0xb704): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb32.c(.text+0xb714): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb32.c(.text+0xb718): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb32.c(.text+0xb730): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb32.c(.text+0xb734): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb32.c(.text+0xb744): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb32.c(.text+0xb748): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb32.c(.text+0xb760): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb32.c(.text+0xb764): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb32.c(.text+0xb774): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb32.c(.text+0xb778): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb32.c(.text+0xb790): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb32.c(.text+0xb794): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb32.c(.text+0xb7b0): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb32.c(.text+0xb7b4): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb32.c(.text+0xb7d0): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb32.c(.text+0xb7d4): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb32.c(.text+0xb7e4): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb32.c(.text+0xb7e8): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb32.c(.text+0xb800): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb32.c(.text+0xb804): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb32.c(.text+0xb814): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb32.c(.text+0xb818): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb32.c(.text+0xb830): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb32.c(.text+0xb834): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb32.c(.text+0xb844): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb32.c(.text+0xb848): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb32.c(.text+0xb860): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb32.c(.text+0xb864): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb32.c(.text+0xb878): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb32.c(.text+0xb87c): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb32.c(.text+0xb89c): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb32.c(.text+0xb8a0): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb32.c(.text+0xb8b0): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb32.c(.text+0xb8b4): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb32.c(.text+0xb8cc): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb32.c(.text+0xb8d0): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb32.c(.text+0xb8e0): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb32.c(.text+0xb8e4): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb32.c(.text+0xb8fc): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb32.c(.text+0xb900): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb32.c(.text+0xb910): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb32.c(.text+0xb914): undefined reference to `readl_na'
fbcon-cfb32.c(.text+0xb92c): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb32.c(.text+0xb930): undefined reference to `writel_na'
drivers/video/video.a(fbdev.o): In function `fbcon_cfb32_clear_margins':
fbcon-cfb32.c(.text+0xba98): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb32.c(.text+0xba9c): undefined reference to `writel_na'
fbcon-cfb32.c(.text+0xbab4): undefined reference to `writel_na'
drivers/video/video.a(fbdev.o)(.text+0xbab8):fbcon-cfb32.c: more undefined references to
`writel_na' follow
make: *** [vmlinux] Error 1

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I tried to compile the ATI framebuffer.




Jeff Garzik wrote:

> The 2.2.x framebuffer console access routines haven't been accessing the
> screen correctly, which generally resulted in an oops whenever you try
> to use a framebuffer driver as your console driver.
>
> The patch at the following URL, against kernel 2.2.10, should fix this:
> http://havoc.gtf.org/garzik/kernel/files/UNTESTED/2.2.10-fbcon-cfb-alpha-fixes-2.bz2
>
> I am very interested in making sure this is widely tested (on both
> Alphas and other platforms) to make sure it doesn't break anything.  So
> if any of you have a moment to test this, that would be great.
>
> In order to test the patch, you will need to enable a framebuffer driver
> for your graphics card... which may limit testing to ATI, Permedia, and
> Matrox-based cards for now.
>
> Regards,
>
>         Jeff
>
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