Is it possible to add pwc kernel module as Fedora Extras package?

Parag N(पराग़) panemade at gmail.com
Wed Jul 12 11:46:30 UTC 2006


Hi,
On 7/12/06, Matthew Miller <mattdm at mattdm.org> wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 12, 2006 at 04:16:36PM +0530, Parag N(पराग़) wrote:
> >    But can't we have pwc-10.0.11 version driver for any 2.6.16
> > kernels  under FC5 extras? When i compared pwc-if.c file from 2.6.16
> > kernel to pwc-10.0.11 package's pwc-if.c, i found there are some
> > differences and pwc-if.c file is old in 2.6.16.
> > Regards,
> > Parag.
>
> I don't think Extras should get in the business of building new kernel
> modules for old kernels which have been replaced for security reasons.
  So can we say that PWC driver must be used from kernel inside and
not installed externally and thus there will not be any need exist to
have latest PWC kernel driver built for any older kernels in Fedora
Extras?
Regards,
Parag.




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