From: Stephen Hemminger <stephen.hemminger@vyatta.com>
To: Inaky Perez-Gonzalez <inaky@linux.intel.com>
Cc: wimax@linuxwimax.org, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org,
netdev@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [ANN] WiMAX stack and drivers for Intel WiMAX Link 5050
Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2008 14:04:03 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20080408140403.3e7191bb@speedy> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200804011107.38563.inaky@linux.intel.com>
Looking at the kernel/user interface: wimax-tools-1.1/lib/op-open.c
This API is repeating the mistake of the old Linux Wireless API. It is putting version
checks between kernel and library and this is a maintenance nightmare. Linux
API's are not COM. Versioning is a mistake. Use a TLA api like netlink so it
can be extensible without version handshake.
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From: Stephen Hemminger <stephen.hemminger-ZtmgI6mnKB3QT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
To: Inaky Perez-Gonzalez <inaky-VuQAYsv1563Yd54FQh9/CA@public.gmane.org>
Cc: wimax-BPSAo7wm5JOHVYUYWc+uSQ@public.gmane.org,
linux-wireless-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org,
netdev-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org,
linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: [ANN] WiMAX stack and drivers for Intel WiMAX Link 5050
Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2008 14:04:03 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20080408140403.3e7191bb@speedy> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200804011107.38563.inaky-VuQAYsv1563Yd54FQh9/CA@public.gmane.org>
Looking at the kernel/user interface: wimax-tools-1.1/lib/op-open.c
This API is repeating the mistake of the old Linux Wireless API. It is putting version
checks between kernel and library and this is a maintenance nightmare. Linux
API's are not COM. Versioning is a mistake. Use a TLA api like netlink so it
can be extensible without version handshake.
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-04-08 19:04 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 23+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-04-01 18:07 [ANN] WiMAX stack and drivers for Intel WiMAX Link 5050 Inaky Perez-Gonzalez
2008-04-01 18:07 ` Inaky Perez-Gonzalez
2008-04-01 18:18 ` Stephen Hemminger
2008-04-01 18:18 ` Stephen Hemminger
2008-04-01 18:33 ` Inaky Perez-Gonzalez
2008-04-08 15:13 ` Stephen Hemminger
2008-04-08 15:13 ` Stephen Hemminger
2008-04-08 18:56 ` Stephen Hemminger
2008-04-08 19:44 ` Marcel Holtmann
2008-04-08 20:59 ` Inaky Perez-Gonzalez
2008-04-08 20:59 ` Inaky Perez-Gonzalez
2008-04-09 6:10 ` Andi Kleen
2008-04-09 6:10 ` Andi Kleen
2008-04-09 8:05 ` Holger Schurig
2008-04-09 8:23 ` Philip Craig
2008-04-09 18:09 ` Inaky Perez-Gonzalez
2008-04-09 20:31 ` Andi Kleen
2008-04-09 7:59 ` Holger Schurig
2008-04-09 18:12 ` Inaky Perez-Gonzalez
2008-04-09 20:49 ` Chr
2008-04-08 19:04 ` Stephen Hemminger [this message]
2008-04-08 19:04 ` Stephen Hemminger
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2008-04-08 18:57 jayant
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