From: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <B.Zolnierkiewicz@elka.pw.edu.pl>
To: "Randy.Dunlap" <rddunlap@osdl.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] floppy98.c: use kernel min/max
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2004 18:59:29 +0200
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On Monday 19 of April 2004 17:51, Randy.Dunlap wrote:
> On Mon, 19 Apr 2004 14:14:15 +0200 Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz wrote:
> | Hi Randy,
> |
> | I wonder if PC9800 fixes are worth the hassle as PC9800 merge
> | (AFAIR first patch went into 2.5.50!) was never finished.
> |
> | I think somebody should fix it or we should just remove it completely.
>
> I agree -- completely, on all counts, and I'm trying to take that up
> with Osamu Tomita, but he hasn't replied to my emails.

:-(

> BTW, I have fixes for about 95% of all of the PC-9800 modules
> and can successfully build a PC-9800 kernel, with IDE, SCSI,

Cool, do you also have these patches?
http://www.uwsg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0303.1/2045.html

BTW at least PC9800 IDE support needs reworking - it is one BIG hack

> speaker, etc.  However, I can't test it.  So I think that it is
> fixable, but if it's been abandoned, it can also be removed.

Yep, somebody needs to maintain it or at least report when it breaks.

Cheers,
Bartlomiej

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