Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S932067AbWEQM5w (ORCPT ); Wed, 17 May 2006 08:57:52 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S932263AbWEQM5w (ORCPT ); Wed, 17 May 2006 08:57:52 -0400 Received: from e-nvb.com ([69.27.17.200]:5260 "EHLO e-nvb.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932067AbWEQM5v (ORCPT ); Wed, 17 May 2006 08:57:51 -0400 Subject: Re: Kernel vs drivers releases? From: Arjan van de Ven To: "Fortier,Vincent [Montreal]" Cc: LKML In-Reply-To: <8E8F647D7835334B985D069AE964A4F7024640@ECQCMTLMAIL1.quebec.int.ec.gc.ca> References: <8E8F647D7835334B985D069AE964A4F7024640@ECQCMTLMAIL1.quebec.int.ec.gc.ca> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Wed, 17 May 2006 14:56:51 +0200 Message-Id: <1147870632.3051.21.camel@laptopd505.fenrus.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.2.3 (2.2.3-2.fc4) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 889 Lines: 21 > Am I completely wrong? I think you are yes ;) You seem to assume you can separate drivers from the kernel. In linux, drivers are a full member of the kernel, which really can't be separated. Or in more technical terms: there is no stable API between drivers and the kernel that separates them. Drivers are an integral part, not something that can be chopped off and kept separate. Not all operating systems do it that way. but linux does, and the reasons for that have been discussed to death on this list many times (there is even a file in Documentation/ about it). But given that situation.. the separation you propose makes no sense. - 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/