Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2004 22:19:20 +0100
From: Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>
To: Corey Minyard <cminyard@mvista.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: RFC: [2.6 patch] small IPMI cleanup
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On Mon, Nov 08, 2004 at 12:23:59PM -0600, Corey Minyard wrote:
> Adrian Bunk wrote:
> 
> >>these functions that are perhaps not in the kernel yet (and perhaps 
> >>never make it into the mainstream kernel).  Some of the statics do need 
> >>to be cleaned up, though.
> >>   
> >>
> >
> >Why shouldn't they make it into the mainstream kernel?
> > 
> >
> Sometimes people create specific tools that only support a specific type 
> of board.  I'm not sure every single thing written to go into the kernel 

Check the MIPS port how many different evaluation boards it supports.
AFAIK there's not a strict minimum of production units until some code 
is allowed to enter the kernel.

> should be included i nthe mainstream kernel.  It's a hard call, but if 
> it for some very specific thing then the vendor may not be interested in 
> doing this.
>...

In this case, I don't see a reason for hooks in the main kernel to 
support such functionality.

> -Corey

cu
Adrian

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