Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: Suggestion for handling of boot-time driver options | Date | Sun, 14 Dec 1997 13:59:58 -0800 | From | Stephen Williams <> |
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> 3. This allows the use of binary-only drivers with monolithic kernels. > (are there such beasts?)
I would be *delighted* to be able to deliver binary modules, linked or not. I deliver boards to customers, including Linux device drivers, but the customer may not necessarily be up to (or interested in) compiling the driver for himself. It would be so cool if I can make a binary RPM that includes driver and other support tools, and expect the user to actually be able to install and use it.
The trouble is, symbol versioning (as of 2.0 at least) makes such a thing pretty close to impossible. I need a way to express that any 2.0 kernel is fine. It usually is, frankly.
Note that this is independent of whether I provide source for the driver. -- Steve Williams steve@icarus.com steve@picturel.com
"The woods are lovely, dark and deep. But I have promises to keep, And lines to code before I sleep, And lines to code before I sleep."
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