Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 20 Feb 2001 11:29:00 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 20 Feb 2001 11:28:50 -0500 Received: from etpmod.phys.tue.nl ([131.155.111.35]:34571 "EHLO etpmod.phys.tue.nl") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Tue, 20 Feb 2001 11:28:39 -0500 Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 17:27:45 +0100 From: Kurt Garloff To: Thomas Lau Cc: Chmouel Boudjnah , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: finding Tekram SCSI dc395U linux patch driver: Message-ID: <20010220172745.V1687@garloff.etpnet.phys.tue.nl> Mail-Followup-To: Kurt Garloff , Thomas Lau , Chmouel Boudjnah , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <3A8D0088.2E147087@hkicable.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-md5; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="VZEZlOQeSr/zV9d3" Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <3A8D0088.2E147087@hkicable.com>; from lkthomas@hkicable.com on Fri, Feb 16, 2001 at 06:27:20PM +0800 X-Operating-System: Linux 2.2.16 i686 X-PGP-Info: on http://www.garloff.de/kurt/mykeys.pgp X-PGP-Key: 1024D/1C98774E, 1024R/CEFC9215 Organization: TUE/NL, SuSE/FRG Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org --VZEZlOQeSr/zV9d3 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline On Fri, Feb 16, 2001 at 06:27:20PM +0800, Thomas Lau wrote: > Chmouel Boudjnah wrote: > > Juergen Schoew writes: > > > On 15-Feb-01 Thomas Lau wrote: > > > > hey, I found this driver on mandrake kernel sources, it's ac3, but I > > > > need ac14 code, also, why still not port this driver into kernel? > > > > the patch file already released 1 years ago > > > > > > Have you checked http://www.garloff.de/kurt/linux/dc395/index.html > > > there ist a driver Version 1.32 (2000-12-02). > > > > it's the version included with the mandrake kernel. > > Well, I think it should add to normal kernel and do not need to patch, Thanks No, it shouldn't. Drivers normally get added to the mainstream kernel if the driver is stable enough and somebody acting as maintainer requests to have it included. And, then of course, Linus / Alan / ... need to accept it. I'm maintaining this driver, but in spite of lots of requests to add it to the mainstream kernels, I refused to do so. The reason is that some people (ca. 5%) using this driver are having serious problems, which I have not been able to track down so far. In the worst case, you can end up with data corruption. (I could reproduce and fix some of the problems, but not the data corruption one.) As that's not funny, I do not want the driver to be in the mainstream kernel. > also, why this driver still stick in ac3? ? > and where can I find the new version of this patch? My version is on http://www.garloff.de/kurt/linux/dc395/ > I think mandrake was improved that driver, Thanks I would be both amazed and pissed off if this would be the case. Amazed because somebody was investing time to work on the driver and potentially even fix problems. Pissed off, because I think it's very bad to fix problems and not submit the patches back to the official maintainers. BTW, if somebody can provide a reasonable description of the chip (TRM-S1040), the chances that I'd find the bug would increase a lot ... Regards, -- Kurt Garloff Eindhoven, NL GPG key: See mail header, key servers Linux kernel development SuSE GmbH, Nuernberg, FRG SCSI, Security --VZEZlOQeSr/zV9d3 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.4 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE6kpsAxmLh6hyYd04RAhgmAJ4rH+IK6Zr3w7GZAKrcM94mpjL31wCgrnQ4 oxmfNVu9tHhKVYyhW5pa1EE= =gu9Z -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --VZEZlOQeSr/zV9d3-- - 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/