Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 29 Sep 2008 08:42:27 -0700 | From | Greg KH <> | Subject | Re: [kernel-abi] symbol versioning vs. out-of-tree modules. |
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On Sun, Sep 28, 2008 at 11:51:03PM -0700, Alan Young wrote: > On Thu, 25 Sep 2008 at 05:10:07 +0200, Greg KH wrote: > > > What kernel modules do you currently use/rely on that are not in the > > main kernel tree? Do you have links to them? I'd be glad to add them. > > I still use the ES56-PI modem driver @ http://tx.technion.ac.il/~raindel. > It has a 2.6 port up to 2.6.24, but it's not more current than that due to > serial/tty interface changes. And there's a challenge that it uses a binary > blob. :-( Best case would be to see if the vendor could open up like > Atheros (Thanks! Yea!) did. If not, I wonder if the blob could be > minimalized to the bare modem functions and the serial interfaces be > brought out into open code.
If the blob is removed, then yes, we can include it into the kernel tree and I will be glad to help get it there. But until then, sorry, there's not much we can do.
thanks,
greg k-h
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