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

Benny Halevy
2010-09-13T14:39:33Z

On 2010-09-13 16:28, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> 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?
>

Heh, just water :-)

I guess I'll have to agree to disagree.

Benny