Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261261AbVC1Hpq (ORCPT ); Mon, 28 Mar 2005 02:45:46 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261279AbVC1Hpq (ORCPT ); Mon, 28 Mar 2005 02:45:46 -0500 Received: from rwcrmhc14.comcast.net ([216.148.227.89]:23466 "EHLO rwcrmhc14.comcast.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261261AbVC1Hpi (ORCPT ); Mon, 28 Mar 2005 02:45:38 -0500 Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2005 02:45:30 -0500 From: Jim Crilly To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Cc: bugfixer@lists.ru Subject: Re: 2.6.12-rc1-mm3: class_simple API Message-ID: <20050328074530.GD11458@mail> Mail-Followup-To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, bugfixer@lists.ru References: <20050327180431.GA4327@nikolas.hn.org> <20050327181717.GC14502@kroah.com> <20050327183927.GA4535@nikolas.hn.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20050327183927.GA4535@nikolas.hn.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6+20040907i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1515 Lines: 46 On 03/27/05 01:39:27PM -0500, Nick Orlov wrote: > On Sun, Mar 27, 2005 at 10:17:17AM -0800, Greg KH wrote: > > On Sun, Mar 27, 2005 at 01:04:31PM -0500, Nick Orlov wrote: > > > > > > - Whether the changes like the one above are "the right thing to do" ? > > > > Yes. > > Questionable. > > > > > > - What's the best way to deal with this particular issue ? > > > > Change the code to not use these functions. > > In other words "forget about nvidia <-> udev interaction" ? > I do not think it is acceptable. > > > Look at the vmware code for examples of how to do this. > > Is there a place where I can download the code example without > registering / paying license fee ? http://ftp.cvut.cz/vmware/ The file vmware-any-any-update*.tar.gz contains the source to all of the VMWare kernel modules. IIRC I found the URL in the VMWare newsgroups and they're maintained unofficially by a VMWare employee. > > P.S. Please CC me, I'm not subscribed to the list. > > -- > With best wishes, > Nick Orlov. > > - > 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/ - 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/