Re: [NETFILTER] Kill lockhelp.h for rtsp-conntrack

[Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net>]

Harald Welte wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 30, 2005 at 01:00:42AM +0200, Patrick McHardy wrote:
> 
> 
>>>I mean that linux-2.6.11 don't need this patch at all.
>>>As far a you push 'kill lockhelp.h patch' in 2.6.13, people who use
>>>p-o-m with a kernel version < 2.6.13, should use lockhelp.h again.
>>>But now, this 3 patches will apply to all versions.
>>
>>I don't know what the general feeling about supporting old versions
>>in pom is, I would tend to ignore them if it means starting a third
>>linux subdirectory that should be maintained in some patchlets.
>>Harald, what is your opinion on this?
> 
> 
> I would rather start a new subdirectory than patching the old code.
> This way users of old kernels can have a working version, too (even if
> that old version doesn't have all the features or receives all the
> patches that newer versions do).  At least as long as we're using the
> current patch-o-matic-ng, I think that's the way to go.

Ok, I'll fix it up tomorrow. Still something to discuss at the workshop
I think, putting time into maintaining compatibility with old kernels
is badly invested time IMO.

> When we decide do get rid of patch-o-matic-ng at some point, we
> obviously can also drop the 'old kernel' requirement.

Obviously :)