[00:05] <rydberg> failing commit is b7bd182
[00:05] <rydberg> cfo, you said you wanted to know :-)
[00:17] <rydberg> only it doesnt make sense so far...
[08:31] <fairuz> Hi, I just need to write a line of code in privileged mode. Is there any way doing this than writing a device driver?
[08:36] <jj-afk> fairuz: well a module, or modifying the kernel directly
[08:36] <fairuz> jj-afk: module == device driver, thats what i'm trying to avoid
[08:37] <fairuz> since i just want to write 1 line of code 
[08:39] <jjohansen> fairuz: does it need to be permanent
[08:39] <fairuz> nope
[08:39] <fairuz> just for one time run
[08:41] <fairuz> jjohansen: any idea on this? some system call or something
[08:42] <jjohansen> ksplice
[08:46] <fairuz> never heard of those
[10:15] <apw> smb where did we get to with bug #539467
[10:16] <ubot2> Launchpad bug 539467 in linux "SATA link power management causes disk errors and corruption" [Medium,Confirmed] https://launchpad.net/bugs/539467
[10:17] <smb> apw, To the point that upstream said likely controller and whether we can build kernels for test ind whether medium savings is ok. 
[10:17] <smb> medium is ok but I did not get to send a reply for that
[10:46] <fairuz> hi, can i ioremap a same physical addr several times? or it it's not possible :)
[10:55] <jjohansen> fairuz: maybe it would be platform dependent, the value returned isn't guarenteed to even be virtually mapped
[11:07] <cking> off_t fwts_ebda_get(void)
[11:07] <cking> {
[11:07] <cking>         uint16_t *ebda;
[11:07] <cking>         off_t    ebda_addr;
[11:07] <cking>         if ((ebda = fwts_mmap((off_t)EBDA_OFFSET, sizeof(uint16_t))) == FWTS_MAP_FAILED) {
[11:07] <cking>                 return FWTS_NO_EBDA;
[11:07] <cking>         }
[11:08] <cking>         ebda_addr = ((off_t)*ebda) << 4;
[11:08] <cking>         (void)fwts_munmap(ebda, sizeof(uint16_t));
[11:08] <cking>         return ebda_addr;
[11:08] <cking> }
[11:09] <cking> fwts spam
[12:14] <sforshee> cking, didn't you discover an msr that gives the firmware version?
[12:14] <cking> sforshee, I didn't get around to checking it out on various platforms I have here.
[12:15] <cking> it's on my list of things to poke at
[12:15] <sforshee> do you happen to have the msr number handy?
[12:16] <cking> not off the top of my head
[12:16] <sforshee> i guess you found it in the bios bits code?
[12:17] <cking> nope, in section 28.4 vol 3b of the IA-32 arch docs
[12:18] <sforshee> okay, i'll take a look, thanks
[12:18]  * cking hopes he recalled the section correctly, it was 2 days ago
[12:19] <cking> sforshee, how come - you want to check the f/w version?
[12:19] <cking> I mean microcode version
[12:20] <cking> http://mvogt.wordpress.com/2011/03/10/apt-btrfs-snapshot/ - nice
[12:22] <sforshee> cking, wondering if a machine with a C-state hang could be due to old microcode
[12:22] <sforshee> buggy old microcode, that is
[12:24] <cking> who knows, worth a try
[13:57] <smb> tgardner, Have you seen my comment about that screen corruption patch for mvl-dove? Not sure where it got pushed anyway. I did not see any update when fetching
[13:59] <tgardner> smb, the mvl-dove branch in Lucid?
[14:00] <tgardner> smb, ah, forgot to push
[14:00] <smb> apw, Tejun sent some patch to try out for bug 539467. Currently building natty based test kernels and then update the bug
[14:00] <ubot2> Launchpad bug 539467 in linux "SATA link power management causes disk errors and corruption" [Medium,Confirmed] https://launchpad.net/bugs/539467
[14:00] <smb> tgardner, Ok, makes sense then. Btw, then you have to apply to maverick-mvl-dove as well as that wont propagate on rebase
[14:01] <tgardner> smb, the Maverick branch is actually copied from Lucid.
[14:01] <tgardner> IIRC
[14:02] <smb> tgardner, Hm, maybe I confure mlv with fsl then. One of them we rebased on an older release. 
[14:02] <smb> confuse even
[14:03] <tgardner> smb, Maverick uses debian.lucid-mvl-dove/etc/update-from-lucid-mvl-dove
[14:03] <smb> tgardner, Ah, ok. Ignore me then
[14:03] <tgardner> smb, I ignore you only at my peril.
[14:05] <smb> tgardner, I am mostly harmless. Anyway, I think I lost track of the all those arms a bit
[14:09] <tgardner> smb, I have trouble keeping them straight myself.
[14:10] <smb> tgardner, Ok, got the update now. Oh, and just to be a bit more verbose on that config change. I just feel it would help those of us who are not that good at remembering things and are lazy (like me) to have a bit more hinting in the description of the commit than just the buglink. That was my concern there but my reply was a bit short
[14:38] <rydberg> cfo, regarding yesterday, bugfix and explanation can be found here: https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/3/11/156
[16:27] <JFo> <-lunch a bit early today
[16:27] <JFo> bbiab
[17:14]  * smb -> b.o.c.
[17:27] <JFo> T.G.I.F.
[17:28] <smb> JFo, T'is Good It's Friday? :)
[17:29] <JFo> heh, yep :-)
[18:34] <kristian-aalborg> hi all
[18:34] <kristian-aalborg> please have a look here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1703598 (about building and moving a kernel)
[18:37] <jjohansen> kristian-aalborg: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/BuildYourOwnKernel
[18:38] <jjohansen> kristian-aalborg: that will create a .deb file you can then copy that over and install with
[18:38] <jjohansen>   sudo dpkg -i linux-imageXXXXX.deb
[18:39] <kristian-aalborg> hi jjohansen - I think I tried that and failed, but I'll try again ;)
[18:39] <jjohansen> where XXXXX is replaced by what the file is actually named
[18:39] <kristian-aalborg> yup
[18:40] <kristian-aalborg> can't remember what went wrong, might have been me being in a rush
[18:40]  * kristian-aalborg is gone for 25 mins
[18:54] <komputes> Major regression on Toshiba Satellite T215D - 2.6.32 Lucid kernel works, 2.6.35-27 Maverick only shows a blinking cursor when booting.
[19:00] <jjohansen> komputes: can you open a bug
[19:09] <komputes> jjohansen: will do, just wondering if anyones heard about an existing issue with 2.6.35-27
[19:11] <jjohansen> komputes: I remember their were issues during development, but I am not aware of any in maverick atm.  Thats not to say there aren't some or even that there aren't open bugs just not ones I am aware of
[19:24] <BenC> komputes: is it the same if you boot without quiet on the kernel command line?
[19:25] <komputes> BenC: I can have them try that, any other recommendation/tips are helpful.
[19:25] <BenC> komputes: I might have some more beyond that suggestion
[19:26] <komputes> BenC: do you need to know what the last few lines are before suggesting further actions/troubleshooting
[19:26] <BenC> yeah
[19:26] <komputes> k, thx
[19:26] <BenC> Hopefully it wont still be an empty flashing cursor :)
[19:26] <komputes> fingers crossed
[19:50] <kristian-aalborg> can I have a progress bar or something when building the kernel?
[20:16] <tim> hi, is it possible to build the linux_tools package with make-kpkg?
[20:46] <rob_> Can anyone help with gitweb and Mantis on ububtu?
[21:25] <bryceh_> JFo, add bug 715330 to your list.  Kernel patch upstream identified.
[21:25] <ubot2> Launchpad bug 715330 in xserver-xorg-video-ati "Freeze after login with KMS enabled on Radeon HD6310" [High,Confirmed] https://launchpad.net/bugs/715330
[21:25] <JFo> bryceh_, will do
[21:26] <JFo> bryceh_, it is already on there due to one of the enablement tags
[21:26] <JFo> :)
[21:26] <JFo> thanks for the head's up though
[21:26] <bryceh_> great
[21:28] <JFo> will leave myself assigned and inquire with the folks on Monday if that is ok
[22:08] <JFo> k, have a good weekend, safe travels and all that. I think I am going to go get some exercise.
[22:29] <kristian-aalborg> I've done make localmodconfig, doing make menuconfig now - but I can't find APM??