Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [2.6 patch] ieee1394_core.c: remove unneeded EXPORT_SYMBOL's | From | Lee Revell <> | Date | Mon, 20 Dec 2004 17:58:06 -0500 |
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On Mon, 2004-12-20 at 23:53 +0100, Adrian Bunk wrote: > On Sun, Dec 19, 2004 at 11:27:50PM -0500, Dan Dennedy wrote: > > On Sun, 2004-12-19 at 21:42 -0500, Lee Revell wrote: > > > What do you tell a vendor who wants to write a driver for their device? > > > "OK, about half the functions you need are in the kernel, the other half > > > you have to port from this old kernel because we removed them. Maybe we > > > will put them back if we really like your driver"? > > > > While I think some of Adrian's points are valid, I am exercising caution > > because I am a new maintainer for linux1394 (although not new to the > > project in general). This is an interface version management issue IMHO. > > Adrian is not suggesting to remove the functions yet, but it is > > effectively the same thing to an outsider. A vendor or services provider > > would have to modify kernel source to let their driver work again, which > > is not technically challenging to kernel hackers, but frustrating > > situation to be in as a vendor or customer. It creates a mess in > > support, distribution, deployment, etc. > > The solution is simple: > The vendor or services provider submits his driver for inclusion into > the kernel which is the best solution for everyone. >
What if the driver is under development and doesn't work yet?
Lee
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