Messages in this thread |  | | From | "Andrew E. Mileski" <> | Subject | Re: PNP patch into kernel when? | Date | Fri, 6 Dec 1996 15:49:53 -0500 (EST) |
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> > So you suggest we carry along _TWO_ compatible sets of calls, > > and hope someday people use the right set, and don't mix them? > > I don't think this is a good idea. > > Why not put the old calls into a module themselves. This way, we still > remain binary-compatible with modules, but don't waste space in the > kernel, and also make sure that all drivers in the kernel must use the new > calls.
A good suggestion, but a lot of trouble IMHO for a couple of calls. There is no big wasted space, as each old call expands to a call to the proposed new API with two extra parameters.
-- 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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