Re: enabling CONFIG_SYSVIPC in the kernel for nvidia and others.

Mateusz Arkadiusz Mierzwinski wrote:
> @Dale - I think that XORG (xserver) ebuild should check SYSVIPC is 
> enabled and push some warnings on the screen like:
>
> ---
> * Warning: SYSVIPC in your kernel configuration is not enabled. Some 
> drivers like nVidia properitary drivers
> * depend on it and will not function properly when SYSVIPC disabled. 
> Please enable SYSVIPC to build and load
> * that drivers.
> ---
>
> or better push an error when building. As drivers still evaluate we 
> don't know what developer of some company will include Inter Process 
> Communication in projects and final builds of drivers.
>
> Is there way to patch any kernel (like gentoo-sources) emerged with 
> Gentoo to enable this flag by default and set this as constant that 
> cannot be changed by user?
>
> Mat.
>

That sounds like a good idea too.

I don't want this to fall between the cracks.  Has someone decided what 
should be done and taken steps to make sure it is done?  I didn't file a 
bug report because I don't know what all else this will affect.  I read 
it affects more than just video drivers.  According to someone else, 
there are some packages that benefit/need this as well.

I just don't want someone else to go through what I did.  I even bought 
a new monitor because I thought it was messed up or something.

Thanks.

Dale

:-)  :-)