Re: [PATCH 07/13] RFC: pnfs: full mount/umount infrastructure

Christoph Hellwig
2010-09-13T14:28:55Z

On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 01:24:51PM +0200, Benny Halevy wrote:
> However, on the longer run I'd like us to consider formalizing
> the kABI for non-GPLed layout drivers.

No. Non-GPLed drivers will have a very hard way to stand against the
derived work clauses for some specificly written new code anyway, and
if you haven't noticed yet there's no kABI in mainline anyway.

> I think that this is a great selling point as it fully materializes the
> extensibility of the layout-type / layout-driver design model.

Drinking again?