Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Sun, 24 Sep 2000 09:15:19 -0500 (CDT) | From | Jeff Garzik <> | Subject | Re: drivers/block: cpqarray.h,smart1,2.h and cciss.h question |
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On Sun, 24 Sep 2000, Frank Davis wrote: > While looking through the block drivers, cpqarray.c/h, smart1,2.h > and the recent cciss.c/h: they were all for the Compaq Smart Array > Controllers. For 2.5.x or possibly prior, could we consolidate them into > one file incorporating all types of controllers or is there reason there > are 3 different files?
Often its easier for the driver author to copy and modify an existing driver, rather than spending the time to design and test a single driver which supports all flavors of the target hardware...
For Compaq specifically, talk to the driver maintainer (arrays@compaq.com), he is actively maintaining the driver.
Jeff
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