Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 16 Feb 2000 19:07:55 -0500 | From | Jeff Garzik <> | Subject | Re: [patch-2.3.36-p3] dd if=microcode of=/proc/driver/microcode bs=98304count=1 |
| |
Tigran Aivazian wrote: > > Hi Linus, > > This version implements a write-only file /proc/driver/microcode which > gets rid of the need of any specialized tools. No ioctls - just write > method. Why do we need ioctl here? We don't. > > Regards, > Tigran. > > diff -urN -X dontdiff linux/arch/i386/config.in linux-mc/arch/i386/config.in > --- linux/arch/i386/config.in Wed Feb 2 10:09:49 2000 > +++ linux-mc/arch/i386/config.in Wed Feb 16 22:22:31 2000 > @@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ > define_bool CONFIG_X86_USE_3DNOW y > fi > > +if [ "$CONFIG_M686" = "y" -a "$CONFIG_PROC_FS" = "y" ]; then > + tristate '/proc/driver/microcode - Intel P6 CPU microcode support' CONFIG_MICROCODE > +fi > +
Not all 686 machines, particularly ones running vendor-built kernels, have CONFIG_M686 set. You should test CONFIG_X86 in Config.in, then let the existing 686 processor tests in your driver take care of the rest.
-- Jeff Garzik | Writing software is Building 1024 | more fun than working. MandrakeSoft, Inc. | -Anon
- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
| |