On 23 March 2013 13:31, Thierry Vignaud <thierry.vign...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >> @thierry: i donno what you think of it, but imo: >>> >> A) fixing lstdetect would be the cleanest way (maybe not the simplest) >>> >> B) perhaps in the comparing i can workaround this, but the compare code >>> >> will not be as simple as it should... >>> > >>> > forgot to mention option C: >>> > >>> > C) using kmod in stage1 >>> > >>> > but option C might not be as easy and will increase the stage1 size; and >>> > raises the question if stage2 is actually still needed then...? >>> >>> As already said, stage1 uses ldetect which use libkmod, thus we already >>> are linked to it. >>> mdv switched to kmod. >>> You can look at it. >>> But show me the patch before commiting it. >>> In the meantime please upload a stage1 with your change revertd >> >> yeah, this might be over my head as a beginner in this kind of code... >> >> I was hoping a simple workaround would do for now, since we're already this >> late... >> >> but i guess since we're linking into libkmod anyway, it might as well be >> done. >> >> i'm not confident, but i'll give it a try. > > I've backported the needed changes. > I've tested it with USB hid, it worked. > Please test too (normal modules + xen). > Then I'll submit it
Ping? Can you test it?