Messages in this thread | | | From | "Mukker, Atul" <> | Subject | RE: [PATCH][BUGFIX] : megaraid patch for 2.10.1 (irq disable bug fix) | Date | Tue, 24 Feb 2004 16:02:34 -0500 |
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> > controllers and also a single code base, with a very small > footprint patch - > > if at all required, to support various kernels. > > I didn't say "no". I'm just warning you that you've chosen a > hard road > to hoe, particularly with the limited life of 2.4.
In my opinion, maintaining support for 2.4 drivers and adding new controllers to it would be crucial for a considerable time to come even while lk 2.6 becomes mainstream. As support, we would want to provide support for as many kernels and controllers as possible.
From a developer standpoint, It is very difficult to maintain two drivers. I am willing to fork iff the code is too hairy - but right now it seems very manageable.
> "An important MegaRAID feature is to be able to boot from any logical > drive on > If you require this functionality in 2.6, you should look at plugging > into the udev infrastructure.
Now, this is some new information for me. I am not sure what is Dell's stand on this option. Matt, Arjan?
Do we want to discover controllers and devices directed solely by kernel and should driver interfere a little bit.
> This is unacceptable: > > #if defined (__x86_64__) > /* > * Register the 32-bit ioctl conversion > */ > register_ioctl32_conversion(MEGAIOCCMD, sys_ioctl) > #endif Ok.. Let us find a better solution. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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