[Bug 10576] drm modules won't compile with 2.6.21-rc6 (vm_insert_pfn names clash)

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http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10576





------- Comment #4 from th...@tu...  2007-04-28 13:50 PST -------
(In reply to comment #3)
> (In reply to comment #2)
> > I'm not sure why it appears in Ubuntu 2.6.20. I think you need to ask the
> > Ubuntu guys. 
> It's hardly uncommon for a distro to choose a kernel (2.6.20), and then pull
> selectively from patches intended for a newer release without updating their
> kernel version to describe itself as that newer release (which it isn't).
> What would you have the Ubuntu maintainers do instead?

Actually I think that's fine. I cant really figure out why they would want to
pull vm_insert_pfn, since AFAICT it is only used by DRM and cell, but anyway
they are free to do what they want.

The more important question raised here is what are the DRM developers expected
to do about this? Should we maintain compatibility with all more or less
selectively patched kernels from all distros?

Thomas


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