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From: Erik Andersen <andersen@codepoet.org>
To: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>
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Subject: Re: A modest proposal -- We need a patch penguin
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On Wed Jan 30, 2002 at 09:11:26AM -0800, Greg KH wrote:
> I have had that same dream too, Jeff :)
> Especially after spelunking through the SCSI drivers, and being amazed
> that only one of them uses the, now two year old, pci_register_driver()
> interface (which means that only that driver works properly in PCI
> hotplug systems.)

Spelunking through the SCSI drivers involves great deal of
bravery.  That pile of dung does not need a "small-stuff"
maintainer.  It needs to be forcefully ejected and replaced with
extreme prejudice.  It is amazing that ancient stuff works as
well as it does...

 -Erik

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