Bug#1034463: linux: consider CONFIG_AGP=m

[Elliott Mitchell]

Package: src:linux
Version: 5.10.158+2
Severity: wishlist

Could AGP support be turned into a module for Debian kernels?

I'm tempted to suggest it shouldn't even be built for amd64, but does
seem reasonable for i686 kernels. Given this, module seems to make
sense.


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[Elliott Mitchell]

On Sun, Apr 16, 2023 at 07:08:03AM +0200, Salvatore Bonaccorso wrote:
> CONFIG_AGP is built-in in Debian, in particular for:
>
> debian/config/alpha/config:CONFIG_AGP=y
> debian/config/amd64/config:CONFIG_AGP=y
> debian/config/hppa/config.parisc64:CONFIG_AGP=y
> debian/config/ia64/config:CONFIG_AGP=y
> debian/config/kernelarch-powerpc/config:CONFIG_AGP=y
> debian/config/kernelarch-x86/config:CONFIG_AGP=y

I hadn't checked all architectures, but was well-aware it is built-in
for amd64. I was suggesting it should change from being built-in to
being a module.

The reason being AGP is very rare on amd64 motherboards. According to
the handy reference, AGP was starting to disappear just as amd64 hardware
started hitting the market.

I'm unsure where other architectures stand on the issue. Yet amd64 it
shouldn't be built-in.