Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 13 Feb 2007 16:06:44 +0000 | From | Christoph Hellwig <> | Subject | Re: NAK new drivers without proper power management? |
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On Tue, Feb 13, 2007 at 10:55:18AM -0500, Mark Lord wrote: > LKML is much more receptive to drivers that follow > the "release early, release often" mantra.
Exactly.
> Which means we really have to be more accomodating of > drivers that start out simple, and then gain all of the > non-essential capabilities gradually over time.
We usually are, the endless flamewar lurkers might not :) > > Simple observation here shows much more hostility :) > to drivers that are simply "presented" as a complete whole. > Often for good reason -- starting out with a framework > and then adding the rest bit by bit allows for much better > peer review and feedback.
*nod*
> And not all devices / situations need power management, > and lack of documentation on the hardware often prevents > us from implementing it at the outset.
*nod*
So can be use Mark's excellent post as closing of this utterly useless thread and go on to real work now?
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