Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S269105AbUJVMyw (ORCPT ); Fri, 22 Oct 2004 08:54:52 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S270958AbUJVMyC (ORCPT ); Fri, 22 Oct 2004 08:54:02 -0400 Received: from parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk ([195.92.249.252]:38288 "EHLO www.linux.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S271260AbUJVMus (ORCPT ); Fri, 22 Oct 2004 08:50:48 -0400 Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 21:40:40 -0200 From: Marcelo Tosatti To: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz Cc: Mark Lord , Linux Kernel Subject: Re: [PATCH 2.4.28-pre4-bk6] delkin_cb: new driver for Cardbus IDE CF adaptor Message-ID: <20041021234040.GA23511@logos.cnet> References: <41780393.3000606@rtr.ca> <58cb370e041021121317083a3a@mail.gmail.com> <41781B13.3030803@rtr.ca> <58cb370e041021134269c05f17@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <58cb370e041021134269c05f17@mail.gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.5.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1686 Lines: 51 On Thu, Oct 21, 2004 at 10:42:18PM +0200, Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz wrote: > On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 16:24:51 -0400, Mark Lord wrote: > > Okay, patch withdrawn. > > > > I'll just apply it to my own kernels for my own use. > > Just port it to 2.6.x... > > > Whatever happended to the days when Linux *wanted* more > > drivers and such? > > New drivers are still welcomed... but days of applying > new drivers without any complaints are long gone... ;-) > > Now speaking seriously: > * 2.4.x is deprecated (sorry, Marcelo ;) Buaaaahhh... Hehe. People still use 2.4 because they are not prepared (for whatever reason) to or do not want a v2.6 upgrade, but yes, I agree it is deprecated. > * this driver shouldn't require much work to port it to 2.6.x As I said before in my opinion drivers in new v2.4.x releases for new devices are OK as long as they meet a decent coding and quality standard and are well tested. And, very importantly, benefit a substantial amount of users. Having the driver in v2.6 first is pretty much required. It has the chance of being put under test, as well as passing Linus/Andrew "level of acceptance", plus reviewing from other people which is always good. Mark, v2.4.28 is approaching -rc stage (-rc1 should be out tomorrow), we can include the driver during v2.4.29-pre. In the meantime you can port it to v2.6 ? > * ide_unregister() is disallowed, unless IDE locking is fixed - 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/