Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1750915AbWLNRCh (ORCPT ); Thu, 14 Dec 2006 12:02:37 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1750872AbWLNRCh (ORCPT ); Thu, 14 Dec 2006 12:02:37 -0500 Received: from tmailer.gwdg.de ([134.76.10.23]:48500 "EHLO tmailer.gwdg.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750915AbWLNRCg (ORCPT ); Thu, 14 Dec 2006 12:02:36 -0500 Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2006 18:02:14 +0100 (MET) From: Jan Engelhardt To: =?iso-8859-1?q?Hans-J=FCrgen_Koch?= cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [GIT PATCH] more Driver core patches for 2.6.19 In-Reply-To: <200612141056.03538.hjk@linutronix.de> Message-ID: References: <20061213195226.GA6736@kroah.com> <200612140949.43270.duncan.sands@math.u-psud.fr> <200612141056.03538.hjk@linutronix.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: MULTIPART/MIXED; BOUNDARY="1283855629-770086369-1166115734=:12730" X-Spam-Report: Content analysis: 0.0 points, 6.0 required _SUMMARY_ Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1098 Lines: 28 This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. --1283855629-770086369-1166115734=:12730 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT On Dec 14 2006 10:56, Hans-Jürgen Koch wrote: > >A small German manufacturer produces high-end AD converter cards. He sells >100 pieces per year, only in Germany and only with Windows drivers. He would >now like to make his cards work with Linux. He has two driver programmers >with little experience in writing Linux kernel drivers. What do you tell him? >Write a large kernel module from scratch? Completely rewrite his code >because it uses floating point arithmetics? They use floating point in (Windows) kernelspace? Oh my. -`J' -- --1283855629-770086369-1166115734=:12730-- - 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/