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SubjectRe: Linux-2.3.51, and the pre-2.4 series..

[ cc'd to linux-kernel to let other driver writers know ]

On Fri, 10 Mar 2000, Ivan Passos wrote:
>
> - I have a new synchronous card driver which I haven't submitted yet to
> you because there is still one issue to be cleared. If I don't get it on
> 2.3.x, does it mean it won't get to the 2.4.x src tree?? This is a
> completely new driver. You mention to "see you in 2.5.x" scared me... :)

I can add it during 2.4.x - adding new drivers is not a problem, the same
way we have added new drivers to 2.2.x.

But at this point I'd prefer to not get it for the pre-2.4.x series, just
to make the patches smaller and hopefully bug-fixes only.

The only special case would be if somebody comes out with a driver that is
for something =SO= popular that I think everybody will want it in 2.4.0
and not have to wait. I can't think of any such thing off-hand, but maybe
a softmodem driver would count for psychological reasons or something like
that.

Linus


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