| Message ID | 1437517366-20691-1-git-send-email-dennis.dalessandro@intel.com (mailing list archive) |
|---|---|
| State | Accepted |
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On 07/21/2015 06:22 PM, dennis.dalessandro@intel.com wrote: > From: Dennis Dalessandro <dennis.dalessandro@intel.com> > > It is now time for the ipath driver to begin to be phased out of the kernel. > This patch moves the ipath driver from the Infiniband sub tree to the staging > area where it will remain until the code is removed from the kernel in a few > releases. Please resubmit with a proper TODO file in the staging directory that details when the driver is to be deleted (I suggest the 4.6 merge window). > Reviewed-by: Mike Marciniszyn <mike.marciniszyn@intel.com> > Signed-off-by: Dennis Dalessandro <dennis.dalessandro@intel.com> > --- > MAINTAINERS | 2 +- > drivers/infiniband/Kconfig | 1 - > drivers/infiniband/hw/Makefile | 1 - > drivers/staging/Kconfig | 2 ++ > drivers/staging/Makefile | 1 + > drivers/{infiniband/hw => staging}/ipath/Kconfig | 4 +++- > drivers/{infiniband/hw => staging}/ipath/Makefile | 0 > .../hw => staging}/ipath/ipath_common.h | 0 > .../{infiniband/hw => staging}/ipath/ipath_cq.c | 0 > .../{infiniband/hw => staging}/ipath/ipath_debug.h | 0 > .../{infiniband/hw => staging}/ipath/ipath_diag.c | 0 > .../{infiniband/hw => staging}/ipath/ipath_dma.c | 0 > .../hw => staging}/ipath/ipath_driver.c | 0 > .../hw => staging}/ipath/ipath_eeprom.c | 0 > .../hw => staging}/ipath/ipath_file_ops.c | 0 > .../{infiniband/hw => staging}/ipath/ipath_fs.c | 0 > .../hw => staging}/ipath/ipath_iba6110.c | 0 > .../hw => staging}/ipath/ipath_init_chip.c | 0 > .../{infiniband/hw => staging}/ipath/ipath_intr.c | 0 > .../hw => staging}/ipath/ipath_kernel.h | 0 > .../{infiniband/hw => staging}/ipath/ipath_keys.c | 0 > .../{infiniband/hw => staging}/ipath/ipath_mad.c | 0 > .../{infiniband/hw => staging}/ipath/ipath_mmap.c | 0 > .../{infiniband/hw => staging}/ipath/ipath_mr.c | 0 > .../{infiniband/hw => staging}/ipath/ipath_qp.c | 0 > .../{infiniband/hw => staging}/ipath/ipath_rc.c | 0 > .../hw => staging}/ipath/ipath_registers.h | 0 > .../{infiniband/hw => staging}/ipath/ipath_ruc.c | 0 > .../{infiniband/hw => staging}/ipath/ipath_sdma.c | 0 > .../{infiniband/hw => staging}/ipath/ipath_srq.c | 0 > .../{infiniband/hw => staging}/ipath/ipath_stats.c | 0 > .../{infiniband/hw => staging}/ipath/ipath_sysfs.c | 0 > .../{infiniband/hw => staging}/ipath/ipath_uc.c | 0 > .../{infiniband/hw => staging}/ipath/ipath_ud.c | 0 > .../hw => staging}/ipath/ipath_user_pages.c | 0 > .../hw => staging}/ipath/ipath_user_sdma.c | 0 > .../hw => staging}/ipath/ipath_user_sdma.h | 0 > .../{infiniband/hw => staging}/ipath/ipath_verbs.c | 0 > .../{infiniband/hw => staging}/ipath/ipath_verbs.h | 0 > .../hw => staging}/ipath/ipath_verbs_mcast.c | 0 > .../hw => staging}/ipath/ipath_wc_ppc64.c | 0 > .../hw => staging}/ipath/ipath_wc_x86_64.c | 0 > 42 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) > rename drivers/{infiniband/hw => staging}/ipath/Kconfig (81%) > rename drivers/{infiniband/hw => staging}/ipath/Makefile (100%) > rename drivers/{infiniband/hw => staging}/ipath/ipath_common.h (100%) > rename drivers/{infiniband/hw => staging}/ipath/ipath_cq.c (100%) > rename drivers/{infiniband/hw => staging}/ipath/ipath_debug.h (100%) > rename drivers/{infiniband/hw => staging}/ipath/ipath_diag.c (100%) > rename drivers/{infiniband/hw => staging}/ipath/ipath_dma.c (100%) > rename drivers/{infiniband/hw => staging}/ipath/ipath_driver.c (100%) > rename drivers/{infiniband/hw => staging}/ipath/ipath_eeprom.c (100%) > rename drivers/{infiniband/hw => staging}/ipath/ipath_file_ops.c (100%) > rename drivers/{infiniband/hw => staging}/ipath/ipath_fs.c (100%) > rename drivers/{infiniband/hw => staging}/ipath/ipath_iba6110.c (100%) > rename drivers/{infiniband/hw => staging}/ipath/ipath_init_chip.c (100%) > rename drivers/{infiniband/hw => staging}/ipath/ipath_intr.c (100%) > rename drivers/{infiniband/hw => staging}/ipath/ipath_kernel.h (100%) > rename drivers/{infiniband/hw => staging}/ipath/ipath_keys.c (100%) > rename drivers/{infiniband/hw => staging}/ipath/ipath_mad.c (100%) > rename drivers/{infiniband/hw => staging}/ipath/ipath_mmap.c (100%) > rename drivers/{infiniband/hw => staging}/ipath/ipath_mr.c (100%) > rename drivers/{infiniband/hw => staging}/ipath/ipath_qp.c (100%) > rename drivers/{infiniband/hw => staging}/ipath/ipath_rc.c (100%) > rename drivers/{infiniband/hw => staging}/ipath/ipath_registers.h (100%) > rename drivers/{infiniband/hw => staging}/ipath/ipath_ruc.c (100%) > rename drivers/{infiniband/hw => staging}/ipath/ipath_sdma.c (100%) > rename drivers/{infiniband/hw => staging}/ipath/ipath_srq.c (100%) > rename drivers/{infiniband/hw => staging}/ipath/ipath_stats.c (100%) > rename drivers/{infiniband/hw => staging}/ipath/ipath_sysfs.c (100%) > rename drivers/{infiniband/hw => staging}/ipath/ipath_uc.c (100%) > rename drivers/{infiniband/hw => staging}/ipath/ipath_ud.c (100%) > rename drivers/{infiniband/hw => staging}/ipath/ipath_user_pages.c (100%) > rename drivers/{infiniband/hw => staging}/ipath/ipath_user_sdma.c (100%) > rename drivers/{infiniband/hw => staging}/ipath/ipath_user_sdma.h (100%) > rename drivers/{infiniband/hw => staging}/ipath/ipath_verbs.c (100%) > rename drivers/{infiniband/hw => staging}/ipath/ipath_verbs.h (100%) > rename drivers/{infiniband/hw => staging}/ipath/ipath_verbs_mcast.c (100%) > rename drivers/{infiniband/hw => staging}/ipath/ipath_wc_ppc64.c (100%) > rename drivers/{infiniband/hw => staging}/ipath/ipath_wc_x86_64.c (100%) > > diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS > index 8133cef..b76e8a3 100644 > --- a/MAINTAINERS > +++ b/MAINTAINERS > @@ -5512,7 +5512,7 @@ IPATH DRIVER > M: Mike Marciniszyn <infinipath@intel.com> > L: linux-rdma@vger.kernel.org > S: Maintained > -F: drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ > +F: drivers/staging/ipath/ > > IPMI SUBSYSTEM > M: Corey Minyard <minyard@acm.org> > diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/Kconfig b/drivers/infiniband/Kconfig > index b899531..7d6034f 100644 > --- a/drivers/infiniband/Kconfig > +++ b/drivers/infiniband/Kconfig > @@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ config INFINIBAND_ADDR_TRANS > default y > > source "drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/Kconfig" > -source "drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/Kconfig" > source "drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/Kconfig" > source "drivers/infiniband/hw/ehca/Kconfig" > source "drivers/infiniband/hw/amso1100/Kconfig" > diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/Makefile b/drivers/infiniband/hw/Makefile > index e900b03..d1212c4 100644 > --- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/Makefile > +++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/Makefile > @@ -1,5 +1,4 @@ > obj-$(CONFIG_INFINIBAND_MTHCA) += mthca/ > -obj-$(CONFIG_INFINIBAND_IPATH) += ipath/ > obj-$(CONFIG_INFINIBAND_QIB) += qib/ > obj-$(CONFIG_INFINIBAND_EHCA) += ehca/ > obj-$(CONFIG_INFINIBAND_AMSO1100) += amso1100/ > diff --git a/drivers/staging/Kconfig b/drivers/staging/Kconfig > index 7f6cae5..ad545a1 100644 > --- a/drivers/staging/Kconfig > +++ b/drivers/staging/Kconfig > @@ -112,4 +112,6 @@ source "drivers/staging/fsl-mc/Kconfig" > > source "drivers/staging/wilc1000/Kconfig" > > +source "drivers/staging/ipath/Kconfig" > + > endif # STAGING > diff --git a/drivers/staging/Makefile b/drivers/staging/Makefile > index 347f647..350c5ea 100644 > --- a/drivers/staging/Makefile > +++ b/drivers/staging/Makefile > @@ -48,3 +48,4 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_COMMON_CLK_XLNX_CLKWZRD) += clocking-wizard/ > obj-$(CONFIG_FB_TFT) += fbtft/ > obj-$(CONFIG_FSL_MC_BUS) += fsl-mc/ > obj-$(CONFIG_WILC1000) += wilc1000/ > +obj-$(CONFIG_INFINIBAND_IPATH) += ipath/ > diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/Kconfig b/drivers/staging/ipath/Kconfig > similarity index 81% > rename from drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/Kconfig > rename to drivers/staging/ipath/Kconfig > index 8fe54ff..041ce06 100644 > --- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/Kconfig > +++ b/drivers/staging/ipath/Kconfig > @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ config INFINIBAND_IPATH > tristate "QLogic HTX HCA support" > depends on 64BIT && NET && HT_IRQ > ---help--- > - This is a driver for the obsolete QLogic Hyper-Transport > + This is a driver for the deprecated QLogic Hyper-Transport > IB host channel adapter (model QHT7140), > including InfiniBand verbs support. This driver allows these > devices to be used with both kernel upper level protocols such > @@ -12,3 +12,5 @@ config INFINIBAND_IPATH > > If you have this hardware you will need to boot with PAT disabled > on your x86-64 systems, use the nopat kernel parameter. > + > + Note that this driver will soon be removed entirely from the kernel. > diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/Makefile b/drivers/staging/ipath/Makefile > similarity index 100% > rename from drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/Makefile > rename to drivers/staging/ipath/Makefile > diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_common.h b/drivers/staging/ipath/ipath_common.h > similarity index 100% > rename from drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_common.h > rename to drivers/staging/ipath/ipath_common.h > diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_cq.c b/drivers/staging/ipath/ipath_cq.c > similarity index 100% > rename from drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_cq.c > rename to drivers/staging/ipath/ipath_cq.c > diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_debug.h b/drivers/staging/ipath/ipath_debug.h > similarity index 100% > rename from drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_debug.h > rename to drivers/staging/ipath/ipath_debug.h > diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_diag.c b/drivers/staging/ipath/ipath_diag.c > similarity index 100% > rename from drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_diag.c > rename to drivers/staging/ipath/ipath_diag.c > diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_dma.c b/drivers/staging/ipath/ipath_dma.c > similarity index 100% > rename from drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_dma.c > rename to drivers/staging/ipath/ipath_dma.c > diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_driver.c b/drivers/staging/ipath/ipath_driver.c > similarity index 100% > rename from drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_driver.c > rename to drivers/staging/ipath/ipath_driver.c > diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_eeprom.c b/drivers/staging/ipath/ipath_eeprom.c > similarity index 100% > rename from drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_eeprom.c > rename to drivers/staging/ipath/ipath_eeprom.c > diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_file_ops.c b/drivers/staging/ipath/ipath_file_ops.c > similarity index 100% > rename from drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_file_ops.c > rename to drivers/staging/ipath/ipath_file_ops.c > diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_fs.c b/drivers/staging/ipath/ipath_fs.c > similarity index 100% > rename from drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_fs.c > rename to drivers/staging/ipath/ipath_fs.c > diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_iba6110.c b/drivers/staging/ipath/ipath_iba6110.c > similarity index 100% > rename from drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_iba6110.c > rename to drivers/staging/ipath/ipath_iba6110.c > diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_init_chip.c b/drivers/staging/ipath/ipath_init_chip.c > similarity index 100% > rename from drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_init_chip.c > rename to drivers/staging/ipath/ipath_init_chip.c > diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_intr.c b/drivers/staging/ipath/ipath_intr.c > similarity index 100% > rename from drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_intr.c > rename to drivers/staging/ipath/ipath_intr.c > diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_kernel.h b/drivers/staging/ipath/ipath_kernel.h > similarity index 100% > rename from drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_kernel.h > rename to drivers/staging/ipath/ipath_kernel.h > diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_keys.c b/drivers/staging/ipath/ipath_keys.c > similarity index 100% > rename from drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_keys.c > rename to drivers/staging/ipath/ipath_keys.c > diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_mad.c b/drivers/staging/ipath/ipath_mad.c > similarity index 100% > rename from drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_mad.c > rename to drivers/staging/ipath/ipath_mad.c > diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_mmap.c b/drivers/staging/ipath/ipath_mmap.c > similarity index 100% > rename from drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_mmap.c > rename to drivers/staging/ipath/ipath_mmap.c > diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_mr.c b/drivers/staging/ipath/ipath_mr.c > similarity index 100% > rename from drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_mr.c > rename to drivers/staging/ipath/ipath_mr.c > diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_qp.c b/drivers/staging/ipath/ipath_qp.c > similarity index 100% > rename from drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_qp.c > rename to drivers/staging/ipath/ipath_qp.c > diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_rc.c b/drivers/staging/ipath/ipath_rc.c > similarity index 100% > rename from drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_rc.c > rename to drivers/staging/ipath/ipath_rc.c > diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_registers.h b/drivers/staging/ipath/ipath_registers.h > similarity index 100% > rename from drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_registers.h > rename to drivers/staging/ipath/ipath_registers.h > diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_ruc.c b/drivers/staging/ipath/ipath_ruc.c > similarity index 100% > rename from drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_ruc.c > rename to drivers/staging/ipath/ipath_ruc.c > diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_sdma.c b/drivers/staging/ipath/ipath_sdma.c > similarity index 100% > rename from drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_sdma.c > rename to drivers/staging/ipath/ipath_sdma.c > diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_srq.c b/drivers/staging/ipath/ipath_srq.c > similarity index 100% > rename from drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_srq.c > rename to drivers/staging/ipath/ipath_srq.c > diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_stats.c b/drivers/staging/ipath/ipath_stats.c > similarity index 100% > rename from drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_stats.c > rename to drivers/staging/ipath/ipath_stats.c > diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_sysfs.c b/drivers/staging/ipath/ipath_sysfs.c > similarity index 100% > rename from drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_sysfs.c > rename to drivers/staging/ipath/ipath_sysfs.c > diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_uc.c b/drivers/staging/ipath/ipath_uc.c > similarity index 100% > rename from drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_uc.c > rename to drivers/staging/ipath/ipath_uc.c > diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_ud.c b/drivers/staging/ipath/ipath_ud.c > similarity index 100% > rename from drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_ud.c > rename to drivers/staging/ipath/ipath_ud.c > diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_user_pages.c b/drivers/staging/ipath/ipath_user_pages.c > similarity index 100% > rename from drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_user_pages.c > rename to drivers/staging/ipath/ipath_user_pages.c > diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_user_sdma.c b/drivers/staging/ipath/ipath_user_sdma.c > similarity index 100% > rename from drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_user_sdma.c > rename to drivers/staging/ipath/ipath_user_sdma.c > diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_user_sdma.h b/drivers/staging/ipath/ipath_user_sdma.h > similarity index 100% > rename from drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_user_sdma.h > rename to drivers/staging/ipath/ipath_user_sdma.h > diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_verbs.c b/drivers/staging/ipath/ipath_verbs.c > similarity index 100% > rename from drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_verbs.c > rename to drivers/staging/ipath/ipath_verbs.c > diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_verbs.h b/drivers/staging/ipath/ipath_verbs.h > similarity index 100% > rename from drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_verbs.h > rename to drivers/staging/ipath/ipath_verbs.h > diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_verbs_mcast.c b/drivers/staging/ipath/ipath_verbs_mcast.c > similarity index 100% > rename from drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_verbs_mcast.c > rename to drivers/staging/ipath/ipath_verbs_mcast.c > diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_wc_ppc64.c b/drivers/staging/ipath/ipath_wc_ppc64.c > similarity index 100% > rename from drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_wc_ppc64.c > rename to drivers/staging/ipath/ipath_wc_ppc64.c > diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_wc_x86_64.c b/drivers/staging/ipath/ipath_wc_x86_64.c > similarity index 100% > rename from drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_wc_x86_64.c > rename to drivers/staging/ipath/ipath_wc_x86_64.c >
diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS index 8133cef..b76e8a3 100644 --- a/MAINTAINERS +++ b/MAINTAINERS @@ -5512,7 +5512,7 @@ IPATH DRIVER M: Mike Marciniszyn <infinipath@intel.com> L: linux-rdma@vger.kernel.org S: Maintained -F: drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ +F: drivers/staging/ipath/ IPMI SUBSYSTEM M: Corey Minyard <minyard@acm.org> diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/Kconfig b/drivers/infiniband/Kconfig index b899531..7d6034f 100644 --- a/drivers/infiniband/Kconfig +++ b/drivers/infiniband/Kconfig @@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ config INFINIBAND_ADDR_TRANS default y source "drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/Kconfig" -source "drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/Kconfig" source "drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/Kconfig" source "drivers/infiniband/hw/ehca/Kconfig" source "drivers/infiniband/hw/amso1100/Kconfig" diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/Makefile b/drivers/infiniband/hw/Makefile index e900b03..d1212c4 100644 --- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/Makefile +++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/Makefile @@ -1,5 +1,4 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_INFINIBAND_MTHCA) += mthca/ -obj-$(CONFIG_INFINIBAND_IPATH) += ipath/ obj-$(CONFIG_INFINIBAND_QIB) += qib/ obj-$(CONFIG_INFINIBAND_EHCA) += ehca/ obj-$(CONFIG_INFINIBAND_AMSO1100) += amso1100/ diff --git a/drivers/staging/Kconfig b/drivers/staging/Kconfig index 7f6cae5..ad545a1 100644 --- a/drivers/staging/Kconfig +++ b/drivers/staging/Kconfig @@ -112,4 +112,6 @@ source "drivers/staging/fsl-mc/Kconfig" source "drivers/staging/wilc1000/Kconfig" +source "drivers/staging/ipath/Kconfig" + endif # STAGING diff --git a/drivers/staging/Makefile b/drivers/staging/Makefile index 347f647..350c5ea 100644 --- a/drivers/staging/Makefile +++ b/drivers/staging/Makefile @@ -48,3 +48,4 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_COMMON_CLK_XLNX_CLKWZRD) += clocking-wizard/ obj-$(CONFIG_FB_TFT) += fbtft/ obj-$(CONFIG_FSL_MC_BUS) += fsl-mc/ obj-$(CONFIG_WILC1000) += wilc1000/ +obj-$(CONFIG_INFINIBAND_IPATH) += ipath/ diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/Kconfig b/drivers/staging/ipath/Kconfig similarity index 81% rename from drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/Kconfig rename to drivers/staging/ipath/Kconfig index 8fe54ff..041ce06 100644 --- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/Kconfig +++ b/drivers/staging/ipath/Kconfig @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ config INFINIBAND_IPATH tristate "QLogic HTX HCA support" depends on 64BIT && NET && HT_IRQ ---help--- - This is a driver for the obsolete QLogic Hyper-Transport + This is a driver for the deprecated QLogic Hyper-Transport IB host channel adapter (model QHT7140), including InfiniBand verbs support. This driver allows these devices to be used with both kernel upper level protocols such @@ -12,3 +12,5 @@ config INFINIBAND_IPATH If you have this hardware you will need to boot with PAT disabled on your x86-64 systems, use the nopat kernel parameter. + + Note that this driver will soon be removed entirely from the kernel.