Ranulf Doswell wrote: > On 06/10/2007, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > >> struct saved_params { >>- /* param 0 */ >> s64 rtc_diff; >> unsigned int av_multi_out; >>- unsigned int ctrl_button; >>- /* param 1 */ >>- u8 static_ip_addr[4]; >>- u8 network_mask[4]; > >>- u8 default_gateway[4]; >>- /* param 2 */ >>- u8 dns_primary[4]; >>- u8 dns_secondary[4]; >> } static saved_params; > > As these values are correctly populated by the hypervisor from the > preferences on the standard PS3 OS, it is incredibly useful to have this > information available.
No, it is not used, and I never used it. > Whilst none of the current 'popular' distributions use these fields, I > am currently in the process of making a bootable CD image that does use > them in order to initialise the network. Not having this information > available means that the only sensible option is to use DHCP, which may > well not be available in every case. > > Please can we have these fields back? They don't actually take up all > that much room, yet they are incredibly useful. As a general rule we don't put unused code into the kernel, and I have no plan to provide the support you mention. Please submit a patch to the ML with your feature for review. -Geoff _______________________________________________ Linuxppc-dev mailing list Linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org https://ozlabs.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxppc-dev
