vxWorks 5.5.2 (Tornado 2.2.2) on MVME6100

[Andrew Johnson <anj@aps.anl.gov>]

This is a heads-up warning for any EPICS sites that are currently using 
the MVME6100 board with vxWorks 5.5.1.

Do not install the Tornado 2.2.1 Service Pack 1 to upgrade your vxWorks 
5.5.1 installation up to Tornado 2.2.2/vxWorks 5.5.2 until you also have 
an updated copy of the mv6100/mv64360End.obj file compiled for the new 
release.  This service pack includes changes to the GCC compilers for 
the PowerPC which make the 2.2.1/5.5.1 binary driver for the MVME6100's 
network interfaces not work under 2.2.2/5.5.2 (and probably require a 
complete rebuild of all your application code as well).

This particular combination of BSP and vxWorks version is currently "not 
supported" by Wind River, and WRS are not permitted to distribute the 
source code for this driver which is why they have to ship a precompiled 
binary version with the BSP.  Despite the "not supported" status though 
if you reference my TSR#547828 you may be able to speed up the process 
of getting them to give you a copy of the mv64360End.obj file compiled 
against 2.2.2/5.5.2, which now works for me (with one addition to the 
BSP Makefile).

- Andrew
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