Request to open CONFIG_MEMSTICK

[Eric Miao]

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
>