From: Jens Axboe <axboe@suse.de>
To: Rogier Wolff <R.E.Wolff@BitWizard.nl>
Cc: Andries Brouwer <aebr@win.tue.nl>,
Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
linux-ide@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] 2.4 IDE core for 2.5
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2002 11:56:53 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20020711095653.GD808@suse.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200207110954.LAA08806@cave.bitwizard.nl>
On Thu, Jul 11 2002, Rogier Wolff wrote:
> Andries Brouwer wrote:
> > On Tue, Jul 09, 2002 at 12:22:49PM +0200, Jens Axboe wrote:
> >
> > > I've forward ported the 2.4 IDE core to 2.5.25.
> >
> > Very good!
>
> Ehmm. We have had "old IDE support" in the kernel for "ages". We have
> two aic7xxx driver, two rtl8139 drivers, two, or more ncr53c8xx drivers.
>
> So why in the case of IDE has the "new IDE" driver not been forked and
> implemented under a new "name" such that those working on other stuff
> can chose to use the "old reliable" driver while others daring to test
> the new advanced rewrite can do so?
That's a really good question, in retrospect this is what should have
happened IMO.
--
Jens Axboe
prev parent reply other threads:[~2002-07-11 9:56 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 27+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-07-09 10:22 [PATCH] 2.4 IDE core for 2.5 Jens Axboe
2002-07-09 10:48 ` Anton Altaparmakov
2002-07-09 10:49 ` Jens Axboe
2002-07-09 10:51 ` Vojtech Pavlik
2002-07-09 10:53 ` Jens Axboe
2002-07-09 11:17 ` Jens Axboe
2002-07-09 12:52 ` Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz
2002-07-09 12:56 ` Jens Axboe
2002-07-09 13:13 ` Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz
[not found] ` <Pine.SOL.4.30.0207091510450.28198-100000@mion.elka.pw.edu.pl>
2002-07-09 13:16 ` Jens Axboe
2002-07-09 11:11 ` Erik Andersen
2002-07-09 11:13 ` Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk
[not found] ` <200207091313.07199.roy@karlsbakk.net>
2002-07-09 11:20 ` Jens Axboe
2002-07-09 21:43 ` Miles Lane
2002-07-09 11:24 ` Thunder from the hill
2002-07-09 12:43 ` Tobias Rittweiler
2002-07-09 12:48 ` Jens Axboe
2002-07-09 12:54 ` Jens Axboe
2002-07-09 13:31 ` Re[3]: " Tobias Rittweiler
[not found] ` <20020709124827.GA1940@suse.de>
2002-07-09 12:57 ` Re[2]: " Tobias Rittweiler
2002-07-09 20:07 ` Andries Brouwer
2002-07-10 5:43 ` Jens Axboe
2002-07-10 11:11 ` [PATCH] 2.4 IDE core for 2.5, #2 (was Re: [PATCH] 2.4 IDE core for 2.5) Jens Axboe
2002-07-12 11:06 ` Andries Brouwer
2002-07-12 11:23 ` IDE Anders Widman
2002-07-11 9:54 ` [PATCH] 2.4 IDE core for 2.5 Rogier Wolff
2002-07-11 9:56 ` Jens Axboe [this message]
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