Control: clone -1 -2 Control: retitle -1 manpages-dev: ioperm(2): ports above 0x3ff Control: retitle -2 manpages-dev: iopl(2): ports above 0x3ff
On Sat, Apr 17, 2010 at 06:59:53PM +0200, Roland Koebler wrote: > Package: manpages-dev > Version: 3.05-1 > Severity: normal > > > Since (probably) kernel 2.6, sys_ioperm also supports ports above 0x3ff, > so that ioperm can be used for all ports from 0x0000 to 0xffff. > > But unfortunately, this change is not mentioned in the manpages, and > they still say: > > - ioperm(2): > "Only the first 0x3ff I/O ports can be specified in this manner. > more ports, the iopl(2) system call must be used." This one has been fixed upstream. 5b9f466d43e71f0 ioperm.2: Linux 2.6.8 lifted the port limit to 65,536 > - iopl(2): > "This call is necessary to allow 8514-compatible X servers to run under > Linux. Since these X servers require access to all 65536 I/O ports, > the ioperm(2) call is not sufficient." > > Both is wrong with kernel 2.6. This one needs a fix, like: "Since these X servers require access to all 65536 I/O ports, the ioperm(2) call was not sufficient before Linux 2.6.8." -- Simon Paillard -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
