From: Oliver Xymoron <oxymoron@waste.org>
To: Michael Richardson <mcr@sandelman.ottawa.on.ca>
Cc: netdev@oss.sgi.com,
Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: pci-skeleton duplex check
Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2002 19:43:46 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20021214014346.GA6029@waste.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200212140019.gBE0JmDs006744@sandelman.ottawa.on.ca>
On Fri, Dec 13, 2002 at 07:19:47PM -0500, Michael Richardson wrote:
>
>
> >>>>> "Donald" == Donald Becker <becker@scyld.com> writes:
> Donald> The drivers in the kernel are now heavily modified and have significantly
> Donald> diverged from my version. Sure, you are fine with having someone else
> Donald> do the difficult and unrewarding debugging and maintainence work, while
> Donald> you work on just the latest cool hardware, change the interfaces and are
> Donald> concerned only with the current kernel version.
>
> I agree strongly with Donald.
>
> Interfaces should NEVER change in patch level versions.
> Just *DO NOT DO IT*.
>
> Go wild in odd-numbered.. get the interfaces right there.
> But leave them alone afterward.
Umm, if I recall correctly, they're rehashing a flame war about stuff
that occurred in 2.3. It doesn't need any additional kindling.
--
"Love the dolphins," she advised him. "Write by W.A.S.T.E.."
prev parent reply other threads:[~2002-12-14 1:36 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-12-11 13:24 pci-skeleton duplex check Roger Luethi
2002-12-12 2:42 ` Donald Becker
2002-12-12 13:20 ` Roger Luethi
2002-12-12 14:11 ` Donald Becker
2002-12-12 20:32 ` Jeff Garzik
2002-12-12 21:11 ` Donald Becker
2002-12-12 21:39 ` Jeff Garzik
2002-12-13 1:18 ` Donald Becker
2002-12-13 9:17 ` David S. Miller
2002-12-13 16:56 ` Donald Becker
2002-12-13 18:29 ` David S. Miller
2002-12-14 13:17 ` Henning P. Schmiedehausen
2002-12-13 20:57 ` Jeff Garzik
2002-12-12 23:08 ` Ben Greear
2002-12-14 0:19 ` Michael Richardson
2002-12-14 1:43 ` Oliver Xymoron [this message]
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