Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262259AbTIMXpo (ORCPT ); Sat, 13 Sep 2003 19:45:44 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262260AbTIMXpn (ORCPT ); Sat, 13 Sep 2003 19:45:43 -0400 Received: from parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk ([195.92.249.252]:30412 "EHLO www.linux.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262259AbTIMXpm (ORCPT ); Sat, 13 Sep 2003 19:45:42 -0400 Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2003 00:45:39 +0100 From: "Dr. David Alan Gilbert" To: James Clark Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Discourage Uniform Driver Model? Message-ID: <20030913234539.GC27151@gallifrey> References: <200309140027.08610.jimwclark@ntlworld.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200309140027.08610.jimwclark@ntlworld.com> X-Chocolate: 70 percent or better cocoa solids preferably X-Operating-System: Linux/2.6.0-test3 (i686) X-Uptime: 00:44:43 up 1 day, 1:23, 1 user, load average: 0.07, 0.06, 0.06 User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1018 Lines: 21 * James Clark (jimwclark@ntlworld.com) wrote: > If it was possible to create a driver model that allowed module compatibility > across different releases/revisions without recompilation and with minimal > performance hit would this be desirable? > > If such a model was possible should development be avoided to discourage > binary only modules? I would argue that is exactly the situation seen by XFree with quite a few cards requiring binary modules for full functionality. Dave -----Open up your eyes, open up your mind, open up your code ------- / Dr. David Alan Gilbert | Running GNU/Linux on Alpha,68K| Happy \ \ gro.gilbert @ treblig.org | MIPS,x86,ARM,SPARC,PPC & HPPA | In Hex / \ _________________________|_____ http://www.treblig.org |_______/ - 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/