From: Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org>
To: Inaky Perez-Gonzalez <inaky@linux.intel.com>
Cc: Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org>,
Inaky Perez-Gonzalez
<public-inaky-VuQAYsv1563Yd54FQh9/CA@hugh.gmane.org>,
Stephen Hemminger
<public-stephen.hemminger-ZtmgI6mnKB3QT0dZR+AlfA@hugh.gmane.org>,
public-wimax-BPSAo7wm5JOHVYUYWc+uSQ@hugh.gmane.org,
public-linux-wireless-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@hugh.gmane.org,
public-netdev-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@hugh.gmane.org,
public-linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@hugh.gmane.org
Subject: Re: [ANN] WiMAX stack and drivers for Intel WiMAX Link 5050
Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2008 22:31:38 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20080409203138.GH30885@one.firstfloor.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200804091109.25265.inaky@linux.intel.com>
On Wed, Apr 09, 2008 at 11:09:24AM -0700, Inaky Perez-Gonzalez wrote:
> On Tuesday 08 April 2008, Andi Kleen wrote:
>
> > > version: I anticipate the wimax API exported to user space is
> > > going to undergo a lot of changes while we all agree on what
> > > is the best interface. Because things might break, I want to
> > > make sure user space stuff can detect that and fail cleanly.
> > > Hence the versioning.
> >
> > It's still a bad way to do that (I agree with Stephen on that).
> > Was also always a mess on wireless.
> >
> > If you don't want expandable TLAs another better alternative to
> > versions is ext2 style compatible/incompatible feature bitmaps.
>
> Ain't that another way of saying versions? Sorry guys, but I am
It's a related way, but an actually sane way.
With compat/incompat bitmaps user space can actually make a educated
decision if it should fail or not
-Andi
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-04-09 20:27 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 [this message]
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
2008-04-08 19:04 ` Stephen Hemminger
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2008-04-08 18:57 jayant
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