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SubjectRE: [ANNOUNCE] Linux Hardened Device Drivers Project
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> From: Greg KH [mailto:greg@kroah.com]
> On Tue, Sep 24, 2002 at 02:46:35PM -0700, Rhoads, Rob wrote:
> >
> > First throw away any idea of a spec. That was a bad idea. :)
> >
> > Next, turn the first section, "Stability & Reliability" of our
> > original doc into a "Driver Hardening HOWTO". It would be a
> > list of characteristics that all good drivers should have,
> > packed with examples to back it up.
>
> Sounds very good. I recommend that it be written in DocBook and added
> to the Documentation/DocBook directory of the kernel tree.

Agreed. :-)

>
> > BTW, by no means did I or anyone involved on this project, ever
> > mean to imply that the current drivers in the kernel are "bad".
> > Rather, I'd like to capture a list of the best practices and
> > document them. In any event our current list needs to be
> > strengthened with concrete examples. My thinking is that we
> > should work with the Kernel Janitor project. This is where
> > Intel can probably really help out.
>
> Great, the janitor project can really use extra people to help out. I
> suggest that you read over their TODO list again and pick up
> the pieces
> from there that are missing from your "Driver Hardening HOWTO".

I will do.

[snip]

>
> It would be wonderful if there were some good FI tools that were
> available for our use. It can only help to make better drivers.
>
> Thank you for your response, and for listening to the community.
>
> greg k-h
>

-RobR
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