Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S932418AbVIFG77 (ORCPT ); Tue, 6 Sep 2005 02:59:59 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S932431AbVIFG77 (ORCPT ); Tue, 6 Sep 2005 02:59:59 -0400 Received: from ganesha.gnumonks.org ([213.95.27.120]:47779 "EHLO ganesha.gnumonks.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932418AbVIFG77 (ORCPT ); Tue, 6 Sep 2005 02:59:59 -0400 Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 08:59:52 +0200 From: Harald Welte To: Jesper Juhl Cc: Linux Kernel Mailinglist Subject: Re: [PATCH] Omnikey Cardman 4000 driver Message-ID: <20050906065951.GA14984@sunbeam.de.gnumonks.org> References: <20050906013545.GB16056@rama.de.gnumonks.org> <9a874849050905133650caa09e@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="envbJBWh7q8WU6mo" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <9a874849050905133650caa09e@mail.gmail.com> User-Agent: mutt-ng devel-20050619 (Debian) X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 2161 Lines: 62 --envbJBWh7q8WU6mo Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Mon, Sep 05, 2005 at 10:36:57PM +0200, Jesper Juhl wrote: > On 9/6/05, Harald Welte wrote: > > Hi! > >=20 > [snip] > >=20 > > Please consider mergin mainline, thanks. > >=20 > [snip] >=20 > Wouldn't it be better to first merge it in -mm and get some wider > testing before pushing for mainline? =46rom my past experience (I'm involved in writing smartcard reader drivers for some time now), users of smartcard readers tend to be "typical corporate users" who won't run anything but the distribution kernel. =20 I really doubt that the drivers would get much more testing in -mm than they would in mainline. Also, what is the point of putting entirely new code (no changes to existing code!) into -mm? I understand that changes to existing code can inarguably benefit from some testing in -mm first. But new drivers? Where's the point? The devices are not supported in the existing kernel, so it cannot get worse by having a driver (even if it still contains one or the other bug). --=20 - Harald Welte http://gnumonks.org/ =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D "Privacy in residential applications is a desirable marketing option." (ETSI EN 300 175-7 Ch. A6) --envbJBWh7q8WU6mo Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFDHT5nXaXGVTD0i/8RAnNPAJ0UdHGmhxLvQyBH3GeOT2GAt016qACgptVj XbkBq/zP+RsazK74/W+mMpU= =wsz3 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --envbJBWh7q8WU6mo-- - 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/