Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S932147AbVIEBlz (ORCPT ); Sun, 4 Sep 2005 21:41:55 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S932161AbVIEBlz (ORCPT ); Sun, 4 Sep 2005 21:41:55 -0400 Received: from emailhub.stusta.mhn.de ([141.84.69.5]:24595 "HELO mailout.stusta.mhn.de") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S932147AbVIEBlz (ORCPT ); Sun, 4 Sep 2005 21:41:55 -0400 Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2005 03:41:53 +0200 From: Adrian Bunk To: Alex Davis Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: RFC: i386: kill !4KSTACKS Message-ID: <20050905014153.GD3741@stusta.de> References: <20050905013030.14361.qmail@web50211.mail.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20050905013030.14361.qmail@web50211.mail.yahoo.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.10i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1526 Lines: 40 On Sun, Sep 04, 2005 at 06:30:29PM -0700, Alex Davis wrote: > >The NdisWrapper FAQ already tells you that you need a patch for some of > >the binary-only Windows drivers that require more than 8kB stacks. > > > >And the fact that NdisWrapper is mostly working hinders the development > >of open source drivers for this hardware. > > If the hardware manufacturer won't give you the spec's then writing a driver > is going to be pretty difficult, if not impossible. Reverse-engineering > may be possible, but still.... > > I believe it's the lack of spec's, rather than the existence of ndiswrapper > and driverloader, that hinder driver development. How do you put pressure on hardware manufacturers for getting them to release the specs? If they are able to write "supported by Linux" on their products anyway because there's a driver that runs under NdisWrapper? Or if people return/don't buy the hardware because of missing Linux support reducing the revenue of the hardware manufacturer by some $$ ? > -Alex cu Adrian -- "Is there not promise of rain?" Ling Tan asked suddenly out of the darkness. There had been need of rain for many days. "Only a promise," Lao Er said. Pearl S. Buck - Dragon Seed - 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/