From: "arun4linux" <arun4linux@indiatimes.com>
To: "Michael Richardson" <mcr@sandelman.ottawa.on.ca>,
<netdev@oss.sgi.com>,
"Linux Kernel Mailing List" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Re: pci-skeleton duplex check
Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2002 20:05:30 +0530 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <200212141428.TAA32351@WS0005.indiatimes.com> (raw)
<<Interfaces should NEVER change in patch level versions.
Just *DO NOT DO IT*.
>>I do agree on this.
This is a common complaint about linux kernel developers. And this always gives an insecure feeling :-) for the device driver or kernel module programmers.
This was one of the issues in my earlier company/work and they have gone for another OS.
Warm Regards
Arun
"Michael Richardson" wrote:
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
>>>>> "Donald" == Donald Becker 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.
This is a fundamental tenant of being professional. Otherwise, the kernel
people are the biggest reason I've ever seen for using *BSD.
Microsoft is not the real enemy. Gratuitous change is.
] ON HUMILITY: to err is human. To moo, bovine. | firewalls [
] Michael Richardson, Sandelman Software Works, Ottawa, ON |net architect[
] mcr@sandelman.ottawa.on.ca http://www.sandelman.ottawa.on.ca/ |device driver[
] panic("Just another Debian GNU/Linux using, kernel hacking, security guy"); [
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From: "arun4linux" <arun4linux@indiatimes.com>
To: "Michael Richardson"<mcr@sandelman.ottawa.on.ca>,
<netdev@oss.sgi.com>,
"Linux Kernel Mailing List"<linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Re: pci-skeleton duplex check
Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2002 20:05:30 +0530 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <200212141428.TAA32351@WS0005.indiatimes.com> (raw)
<<Interfaces should NEVER change in patch level versions.
Just *DO NOT DO IT*.
>>I do agree on this.
This is a common complaint about linux kernel developers. And this always gives an insecure feeling :-) for the device driver or kernel module programmers.
This was one of the issues in my earlier company/work and they have gone for another OS.
Warm Regards
Arun
"Michael Richardson" wrote:
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
>>>>> "Donald" == Donald Becker 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.
This is a fundamental tenant of being professional. Otherwise, the kernel
people are the biggest reason I've ever seen for using *BSD.
Microsoft is not the real enemy. Gratuitous change is.
] ON HUMILITY: to err is human. To moo, bovine. | firewalls [
] Michael Richardson, Sandelman Software Works, Ottawa, ON |net architect[
] mcr@sandelman.ottawa.on.ca http://www.sandelman.ottawa.on.ca/ |device driver[
] panic("Just another Debian GNU/Linux using, kernel hacking, security guy"); [
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next reply other threads:[~2002-12-14 14:29 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-12-14 14:35 arun4linux [this message]
2002-12-14 14:35 ` Re: pci-skeleton duplex check arun4linux
2002-12-14 16:14 ` Russell King
2002-12-14 21:26 ` Mr. James W. Laferriere
2002-12-15 0:37 ` Steffen Persvold
2002-12-16 18:55 ` Aravind Ceyardass
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2002-12-17 14:35 Mark H. Wood
2002-12-14 14:35 arun4linux
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