Request to open CONFIG_MEMSTICK

[Tim Gardner]

Eric Miao wrote:
> Tim Gardner wrote:
>> Eric Miao wrote:
>>> All,
>>>
>>> Similar situation as Acelan's request to open the CONFIG_CAN option,
>>> see LP#159951 tifm_ms: Unknown symbol tifm_has_ms_pif. Bug description:
>>>
>>> Sony Memory Stick Card Does not work on ubuntu gutsy (possibly also hardy - see recent updates).
>>>
>>> -------------------
>>> minik:/lib/modules/2.6.22-14-generic/ubuntu/misc/tifm# lspci|grep CardBus
>>> 03:0b.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCIxx12 Cardbus Controller
>>> ----------------
>>> /dev/kern.log:
>>>
>>> Nov 4 13:59:55 minik kernel: [ 4201.312000] tifm_core: MemoryStick card detected in socket 0:0
>>> Nov 4 13:59:55 minik kernel: [ 4201.316000] tifm_ms: Unknown symbol tifm_has_ms_pif
>>>
>>> As Leann suggested, this doesn't look to be enabled by default even in Karmic,
>>> (but I'm not sure if the modules are built and packaged elsewhere, let me know
>>> if that's the case). And for the current .31 kernel, there are several config
>>> options for MSPRO which we may consider to turn on:
>>>
>>>   CONFIG_MEMSTICK
>>>   CONFIG_MSPRO_BLOCK		- block device interface to MSPRO HW
>>>   CONFIG_MEMSTICK_TIFM_MS	- TI Flash Media Card Reader
>>>   CONFIG_MEMSTICK_JMICRON_38X	- JMicron JMB38X Card Reader
>>>
>>> MSPro card reader HW is actually quite common on most notebooks.
>>>
>>> Any idea?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> - eric
>>>
>> CONFIG_MEMSTICK is still marked EXPERIMENTAL, which is why it hasn't
>> been enabled. Typically these options are not enabled because they are
>> too unstable to support.
>>
> 
> Is there some way that these experimental modules could be packaged
> individually? Some of these are actually quite stable and have been
> around for a long time. I'm not sure if putting such package in the
> universe or multiverse is appropriate, though.
> 
>> Cc'd kernel-team at lists.ubuntu.com
>>
> 

If you have anecdotal evidence that this driver is reasonably stable,
then send a patch.

rtg
-- 
Tim Gardner tim.gardner at canonical.com