[11:11] <sharky^ger> hello, i am affected to this bug https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1014490 is there anything i can do to solve the issue?
[11:11] <ubot2`> Launchpad bug 1014490 in linux (Ubuntu) "8086:1503 Ubuntu 12.04LTS server doesn't detect Intel 82579V on Supermicro X9SCL-F" [Medium,Confirmed]
[22:56] <melkor> Seasons greetings, I have found an error while building something that depends on the kernel headers when I use the 3.7.1 kernel in the mainline ppa.
[22:57] <melkor> I am building a dell touchpad driver and it works fine for 3.6.x but will not compile when using 3.7.x. I'm not sure who to contact about this. It appears to be a regression in the kernel but I'm not sure.
[23:06] <mjg59> melkor: A kernel driver?
[23:06] <mjg59> melkor: Drivers often need to be updated to build against newer versions of the kernel
[23:06] <mjg59> Only the userspace ABI is stable, not the kernelspace one
[23:10] <melkor> mjg59: I am not to knowledgable in this area so here is what I found. I am using a mouse driver that I build against the kernel, whenever I update I have to rebuild.
[23:11] <melkor> In the 3.7 kernel the function input_mt_slots takes 3 arguments, in the 3.6 kernel the function only takes 2 arguments.
[23:13] <melkor> This function is found in the mt.h, I don't know if this is userspace ABI or kernelspace. If it is kernel space I suppose Ill contact the maker of the driver.
[23:59] <melkor> sorry, I dropped my x session. If anybody responded I missed it.