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SubjectRe: [PATCH] Re: Move of input drivers, some word needed from you
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> So, what does it boil down to? The need for an additional, well-defined
> interface, encapsulating and hiding common functions. Effectively, once

It isnt that simple

> the good interface is there, you will have an improved percentage of
> shared code. That's what Eric is after, you wrap it up nicely into a
> gift paper called interface.

You have to build -optional- interfaces. Instead of thinking about a layer
above the drivers think about a layer of support code _below_ the drivers
that can be shared and used when it fits. Now drivers that have odd needs
can skip pieces that dont fit. With a conventional view of layering they
end up fighting a pile of crap above them that does things they dont want
and eventually all the people trying to bend the layer above different ways
break it


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