From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Len Brown Subject: Re: [PATCH] Panasonic ACPI driver Date: 15 Feb 2005 10:05:25 -0500 Message-ID: <1108479925.2098.35.camel@d845pe> References: <1108066047.32630.5.camel@nouse.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In-Reply-To: <1108066047.32630.5.camel-dCxI//HcOdFeoWH0uzbU5w@public.gmane.org> Sender: acpi-devel-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org Errors-To: acpi-devel-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: To: Timo Hoenig Cc: linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, ACPI Developers , Andrew Morton List-Id: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org We should not include this driver in the kernel. Rather than adding additional platform-specific drivers, we should be migrating away from those that we already have to simpler generic drivers for video and hot-keys -- where the platform-dependent (naming) is done in user-space where it is more extensible and supportable. We've already got video.c, and I believe that we should start to migrate to something like Luming's hot-key driver (see earlier acpi-devel posts) in 2.6.12. If a platform has some unique feature that no other platform in the world has, then that justifies a platform specific driver for that unique feature. But for the common features, the community will be better served by the simpler generic kernel drivers that work on more systems. thanks, -Len ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6595&alloc_id=14396&op=click