Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 12 Jun 2002 20:36:20 -0400 | From | Johannes Erdfelt <> | Subject | Re: [linux-usb-devel] Re: Re : ANN: Linux 2.2 driver compatibility toolkit |
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On Wed, Jun 12, 2002, Greg KH <greg@kroah.com> wrote: > On Wed, Jun 12, 2002 at 04:50:30PM -0700, Jean Tourrilhes wrote: > > Don't rush, I'm not sure if you are done with USB > > changes. When the new HCD stuff will be in, I'm sure you will find > > something else to tinker with. > > Heh, I _know_ I'm not done with USB changes :) > I'll just be backporting the ones that are now stable, and have been in > the tree for a long time. I'll not be backporting all of the new HCD > drivers for one. > > Here's what I think I'll change in 2.4.20 that is now in the 2.5 tree: > - update the USB documentation > - remove the horrible typedefs in usb.h > - change usb_submit_urb and usb_alloc_urb apis
Do you think it's a good idea to change the API in a stable kernel series?
> - add new drivers > - backport the usb-serial api and locking changes > > And that will probably be enough for 2.4.20. In the meantime, the USB > changes in 2.5 will continue on, giving us more fodder to backport in > 2.4.21, not to mention 2.2.22 :)
The rest sound good to me.
JE
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