[linux] 03/03: [arm*,powerpc*,s390x,x86] Enable IO_STRICT_DEVMEM

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commit ef7e196951aa4ab5760f3e939356e7ba359d1c89
Author: Ben Hutchings <ben at decadent.org.uk>
Date:   Sat Oct 1 22:20:19 2016 +0100

    [arm*,powerpc*,s390x,x86] Enable IO_STRICT_DEVMEM
    
    This break dosemu and some old graphics drivers, and can be reverted
    using the kernel parameter: iomem=relaxed
    
    Again this is enabled in the top-level config, but it is only really
    enabled for these architectures.
---
 debian/changelog     | 3 +++
 debian/config/config | 1 +
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 98b7126..4b6ab98 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ linux (4.8~rc8-1~exp2) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
     This breaks (e)glibc 2.13 and earlier, and can be reverted using the kernel
     parameter: vsyscall=emulate
   * [arm*] Enable STRICT_DEVMEM
+  * [arm*,powerpc*,s390x,x86] Enable IO_STRICT_DEVMEM.  This breaks dosemu and
+    some old graphics drivers, and can be reverted using the kernel parameter:
+    iomem=relaxed
 
  -- Ben Hutchings <ben at decadent.org.uk>  Sat, 01 Oct 2016 21:51:33 +0100
 
diff --git a/debian/config/config b/debian/config/config
index dacfea1..fa3331a 100644
--- a/debian/config/config
+++ b/debian/config/config
@@ -5789,6 +5789,7 @@ CONFIG_TEST_FIRMWARE=m
 # CONFIG_TEST_UDELAY is not set
 CONFIG_TEST_STATIC_KEYS=m
 CONFIG_STRICT_DEVMEM=y
+CONFIG_IO_STRICT_DEVMEM=y
 
 ##
 ## file: lib/fonts/Kconfig

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