Request to open CONFIG_MEMSTICK

[Tim Gardner]

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.

Cc'd kernel-team at lists.ubuntu.com

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