Bug 424541 - Please build SMBus driver i2c-piix4 as a module in RHEL4.7
Summary: Please build SMBus driver i2c-piix4 as a module in RHEL4.7
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
Classification: Red Hat
Component: kernel
Version: 4.7
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Target Milestone: ---
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Assignee: Prarit Bhargava
QA Contact: Martin Jenner
URL:
Whiteboard:
: 434814 (view as bug list)
Depends On:
Blocks: RHEL4u7_relnotes
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Reported: 2007-12-14 01:04 UTC by Shane Huang
Modified: 2009-06-20 01:53 UTC (History)
7 users (show)

Fixed In Version: RHSA-2008-0665
Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Clone Of:
Environment:
Last Closed: 2008-07-24 19:23:12 UTC
Target Upstream Version:
Embargoed:


Attachments (Terms of Use)
RHEL4 fix for this issue (1.16 KB, patch)
2008-03-12 14:54 UTC, Prarit Bhargava
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Links
System ID Private Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2008:0665 0 normal SHIPPED_LIVE Moderate: Updated kernel packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.7 2008-07-24 16:41:06 UTC

Description Shane Huang 2007-12-14 01:04:17 UTC
+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #424531 +++

Description of problem:
RHEL4.6 did not build i2c-piix4 into the kernel or as a module,
although the driver patch of AMD SBX00 SMBus has been added into source.
Would you please modify your config file and build i2c-piix4
as a module? So that our customer need not build the kernel source
by themselves if they need the SMBus driver. They only need to load
the driver module.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
N/A

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. # modinfo i2c-piix4 in RHEL4.6
2. check the config file in /boot/

Actual results:
1. No such module i2c-piix4 can be found in RHEL4.6
2. If you check the config file in the /boot/, you will find
that CONFIG_I2C_PIIX4 is not set.

Expected results:
1. i2c-piix4 and the description should be found when run "modinfo i2c-piix4"
2. CONFIG_I2C_PIIX4=m should be found in the config file in /boot/

Additional info:
I need not provide any patch here, what you need do is to re-configure
the config file with "make menuconfig" or some commands else, and select
the CONFIG_I2C_PIIX4 as a module, and provide it in RHEL4.7

Comment 1 Shane Huang 2007-12-20 01:57:19 UTC
I checked the kernel config of RHEL4.5 again, confirmed that CONFIG_I2C_PIIX4
has been built as module in x86. But kernels for x86_64 has not built it.

Can you build it too under x86_64? Is there any problem which make you disable 
it?

Thanks


Comment 2 Bhavna Sarathy 2007-12-20 15:29:11 UTC
Yes, this is done and submitted to RH in the nick of time as yesterday was the
code cut off date.  It's a simple config change for plain x86_64, debug and xen
kernels.  I'll let your team handle the testing. ;)
Bhavana

Comment 3 Bhavna Sarathy 2007-12-20 15:31:09 UTC
Sorry, my comment pertained to R5.2, ignore but agree should be done for R4.7.  
R4.7 as I recall has a !64BIT from a prvious issue with 64-bit kernels with no
longer exist.  Removing this condition and providing configs would help get this in.
Bhavana

Comment 4 Don Domingo 2008-02-13 02:44:29 UTC
monitoring as per BZ#424531. 

Comment 5 Bhavna Sarathy 2008-02-26 15:43:32 UTC
*** Bug 434814 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 7 Shane Huang 2008-03-06 11:18:48 UTC
This issue has not been fixed in the up to date
kernel-2.6.9-68.17.EL.x86_64.rpm

Please check and fix it, thanks.


Comment 8 Prarit Bhargava 2008-03-12 14:52:25 UTC
Remove !64BIT from i2c-piix4 driver so that it will build as a module in
x86_64.

Seems safe to do given upstream's removal of the same flag -- at one point
i2c-piix4 didn't appear on 64-bit systems and when it did eventually show up
on 64-bit systems upstream removed the flag.

P.

Comment 9 Prarit Bhargava 2008-03-12 14:54:27 UTC
Created attachment 297775 [details]
RHEL4 fix for this issue

Comment 10 Shane Huang 2008-03-13 01:02:59 UTC
This patch is okay to me.  Thanks


Comment 11 RHEL Program Management 2008-03-17 19:10:57 UTC
This request was evaluated by Red Hat Product Management for inclusion in a Red
Hat Enterprise Linux maintenance release.  Product Management has requested
further review of this request by Red Hat Engineering, for potential
inclusion in a Red Hat Enterprise Linux Update release for currently deployed
products.  This request is not yet committed for inclusion in an Update
release.

Comment 13 Don Domingo 2008-03-18 01:12:59 UTC
added to RHEL4.7 release notes under "Driver Updates => General Driver Updates":

<quote>
i2c-piix4 kernel module is now enabled to support the AMD SBX00 SMBus.
</quote>

please advise if any further revisions are required. thanks!

Comment 14 Vivek Goyal 2008-03-20 14:09:49 UTC
Committed in 68.24.EL . RPMS are available at http://people.redhat.com/vgoyal/rhel4/

Comment 16 Don Domingo 2008-06-02 23:17:31 UTC
Hi,

the RHEL4.7 release notes deadline is on June 17, 2008 (Tuesday). they will
undergo a final proofread before being dropped to translation, at which point no
further additions or revisions will be entertained.

a mockup of the RHEL4.7 release notes can be viewed here:
http://intranet.corp.redhat.com/ic/intranet/RHEL4u7relnotesmockup.html

please use the aforementioned link to verify if your bugzilla is already in the
release notes (if it needs to be). each item in the release notes contains a
link to its original bug; as such, you can search through the release notes by
bug number.

Cheers,
Don

Comment 17 Chris Ward 2008-06-05 15:56:44 UTC
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~ Attention: ~ Feedback requested regarding this **High Priority** bug. 
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

A fix for this issue should be included in the latest packages contained in
RHEL4.7-Snapshot1--available now on partners.redhat.com.

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Comment 18 Shane Huang 2008-06-10 01:55:26 UTC
Verified with RHEL4.7 Beta (kernel 2.6.9-70.EL)

Comment 21 errata-xmlrpc 2008-07-24 19:23:12 UTC
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on therefore solution and/or where to find the updated files,
please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report
if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0665.html

Comment 22 Chris Ward 2008-07-29 07:28:07 UTC
Partners, I would like to thank you all for your participation in assuring the
quality of this RHEL 4.7 Update Release. My hat's off to you all. Thanks.


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