Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 02:45:55 -0700
From: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
To: Alex Chiang <achiang@hp.com>
Cc: jbarnes@virtuousgeek.org, linux-pci@vger.kernel.org,
       linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Trent Piepho <xyzzy@speakeasy.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 10/12] PCI Hotplug: restore fakephp interface with
 complete reimplementation
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On Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:40:16 -0600 Alex Chiang <achiang@hp.com> wrote:

> A complete re-implementation of fakephp is necessary if it is to
> present its former interface (pre-2.6.27, when it broke).

We broke an existing interface?  wtf?

If it's been broken for this long then do we actually need to
resurrect it?

If so, do we need to resurrect it in its old form?  This would appear
to be an opportunity to improve that interface, unless the old one
was perfect?
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