Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262019AbTINWNE (ORCPT ); Sun, 14 Sep 2003 18:13:04 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262021AbTINWNE (ORCPT ); Sun, 14 Sep 2003 18:13:04 -0400 Received: from pc1-cwma1-5-cust4.swan.cable.ntl.com ([80.5.120.4]:929 "EHLO dhcp23.swansea.linux.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262019AbTINWNC (ORCPT ); Sun, 14 Sep 2003 18:13:02 -0400 Subject: Re: Discourage Uniform Driver Model? From: Alan Cox To: jimwclark@ntlworld.com Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List In-Reply-To: <200309142138.32222.jimwclark@ntlworld.com> References: <200309140027.08610.jimwclark@ntlworld.com> <200309142138.32222.jimwclark@ntlworld.com> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <1063577498.2472.3.camel@dhcp23.swansea.linux.org.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.4 (1.4.4-6) Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2003 23:11:39 +0100 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 669 Lines: 14 On Sul, 2003-09-14 at 21:38, James Clark wrote: > 1. 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? We've spent years trying to reduce the number of binary differences. Since it involves the most basic blocks of code, choice of instructions it isnt going to be avoidable. - 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/