Messages in this thread |  | | Subject | Re: PNP patch into kernel when? | Date | Tue, 3 Dec 1996 16:44:21 -0500 (EST) | From | "Andrew E. Mileski" <> |
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> > > What exactly is the benefit of renaming request_region() and so on? [...] > > > > couldnt this be renamed in one go, with a script? [if it's only a rename > > that happens there]. > > Yes, but it will cause needless heartache to people who try to maintain > compatibility with more than one version of the kernel (as is the case for > quite a lot of 3rd-party drivers). You'll end up with every driver having > something like > > #if LINUX_VERSION < n > #define request_interrupt request_irq > #endif > > and you will upset people who want modules to be binary compatible.
I'd hate to do this, but you asked for it: Windows'95! :-)
(I think you generate your own 10 page answer based on the same principle.)
-- Andrew E. Mileski mailto:aem@ott.hookup.net Linux Plug-and-Play Kernel Project http://www.redhat.com/linux-info/pnp/ XFree86 Matrox Team http://www.bf.rmit.edu.au/~ajv/xf86-matrox.html
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