On Fri, 30 Mar 2001, Gareth Hughes wrote:
>> I'd like to second this request also. Although Radeon DRI
>> doesn't work in 4.0.3, it would be a nice thing for Radeon users
>> if they could drop in the current DRI code and have a kernel that
>> is already set up. It won't be long until packages are ready
>> that support Radeon DRI, so...
>
>There's a slight problem here -- the latest CVS code for the kernel
>modules is based on the new templated architecture. Thus, we'd have to
>send a patch for the entire kernel subdirectory, and this doesn't really
>meet the 2.4 patch submission policies.
>
>I agree that we could just send it to Alan, but we'd have to get his
>latest patch working first. I've been rather busy with other things
>lately, and don't know when this will happen.
>
>Besides, if you're using a CVS version of everything else, you really
>shouldn't be surprised that you have to use the CVS version of the
>kernel module. No matter what, it's always going to be the most
>up-to-date version...
Ok, fair enough. I didn't realize it wasn't just a simple thing
to cut. No complaints from me. ;o)
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