From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from [195.7.61.12] ([195.7.61.12]:33478 "EHLO killala.koala.ie" rhost-flags-FAIL-FAIL-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751087AbZCBX2r (ORCPT ); Mon, 2 Mar 2009 18:28:47 -0500 Received: from [195.7.61.7] (cozumel.koala.ie [195.7.61.7]) (authenticated bits=0) by killala.koala.ie (8.14.0/8.13.7) with ESMTP id n22NSi87008850 for ; Mon, 2 Mar 2009 23:28:45 GMT Message-ID: <49AC6BAC.9040901@koala.ie> Date: Mon, 02 Mar 2009 23:28:44 +0000 From: Simon Kenyon MIME-Version: 1.0 To: linux-media@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Results of the 'dropping support for kernels <2.6.22' poll References: <200903022218.24259.hverkuil@xs4all.nl> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-media-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: kilgota@banach.math.auburn.edu wrote: > Just one comment. IIRC, I was the one who mentioned the eeePC, having > recently bought one. I mentioned it, not because I disagree with > anything else you write here, but because, in fact, I agree. Frankly, > I think the use of the 2.6.21 kernel in the eeePC is somewhat perverse > and just a little bit weird. > > Essentially, the eeePC and the other Intel-based netbooks are not some > kind of exotic hardware platforms, which might provide an explanation > or excuse for using some "specially crafted" but old kernel. No. In > fact, the eeePC and almost all the other current netbooks are just a > new (and attractive) combination of some fairly standard types of > hardware. Practically every hardware component in them is better > supported in more recent kernels, with the possible exception of a > wireless device which may not yet be supported in any kernel, new or > old. Therefore, instead of worrying about whether to support and > provide indulgence for apparently inexplicable behavior, let us hope > that a decision of this nature will serve as a needed message. just as another data point i have an eee 900 and i run gentoo on it i have 2.6.27 running just fine (wireless and all) i know gentoo is a little too hardcore for most people but living with a distro kernel forever is not a real requirement -- simon