On Tue, Aug 19, 2014 at 01:23:48PM +0300, Konstantinos Margaritis wrote: > Package: linux > Version: 3.2.0-4 > Severity: minor > > Hi, > > I was trying to test some VSX code in the partch.debian.org > powerpc/powerpc64 porterbox and while VSX support was enabled in the > compiler, it was not enabled in the kernel. Since it's > required/recommended to use official kernels in Debian porterboxes, I > was advised to send a bug report to the kernel package to have VSX > enabled in the stable (but also the unstable) PowerPC64 kernel as well. > For that matter, the ppc64el porterbox, pastel.debian.net does have VSX > enabled, but I would like to test both big and little endian VSX code.
Setting CONFIG_VSX=y on the wheezy kernel triggers an ABI change affecting almost all symbols, so I think this change is unlikely to happen. If VSX needs to be activated on a wheezy machine, the bpo kernel would do it. And this problem will be fixed for jessie as the 3.14 kernel already has CONFIG_VSX=y. -- Aurelien Jarno GPG: 4096R/1DDD8C9B aurel...@aurel32.net http://www.aurel32.net -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
