Alpha patch for linux-1.3.57

David Mosberger-Tang (davidm@AZStarNet.com)
Tue, 16 Jan 1996 23:25:36 -0700


OK, I just uploaded my kernel patches relative to Linus's v1.3.57.
The file is axp-diff-1.3.57-pci.gz at
ftp://ftp.azstarnet.com/pub/linux/axp/sys. There are only minor
changes and fixes:

- disable OPTION_DISCONNECT in the ncr driver since that
doesn't seem to work properly

- a few Configure.help updates

- bios32 fixes by Dave Rusling

- unaligned fault handler for user-level can now deal
with sts/lds instructions (yes, gcc generates those
for 'int' assignments...)

- vesa_powerdown now a now-op in tga.c so it compiles again

- -dc option is back in the sound driver module link command---the
BFD-based insmod *really* needs that option

- profile buffer is now a u32 instead of a long array---seems
wasteful otherwise; I also changed read_profile() a little
to make it easier to (ab-)use the profile buffer for other
stuff---Linus, if you don't like these changes, just let me
know and they'll never show up again...

- fix to tcp retransmission timeout update; notice that I changed
the minimum timeout from 200ms to 250msec; BSD delayed ACKs may
be delayed up to 200ms so using 200ms seems a little on the
edge; maybe something like 200ms + 2*rto would be better?

Enjoy,
--david