Re: Aic7x_x_x 6.3.4 && Aic79xx 2.0.5 Updates

Jeff Garzik
2003-12-27T06:08:59Z

On Fri, Dec 26, 2003 at 09:26:10PM -0700, Justin T. Gibbs wrote:
> > On Fri, 2003-12-26 at 18:13, Justin T. Gibbs wrote:
> > I'm prepared to allow driver writers a considerable amount of slack in
> > terms of deviation from the coding standards, useless and obfuscating
> > compatibility layers and #ifdef'd code that can never be compiled in
> > 2.6; however, this attempt to hijack the basic SCSI APIs within the
> > adaptec driver is unacceptable. Please take it out and resubmit the
> > patch without it.
>
> I'm sorry you feel that way. I suppose I will just have to continue
> to point distributors and users of this driver to my own patch sets since
> that seems to be the only viable alternative you've given me.

Red Hat has a very strong "do it in upstream first" policy these days.

There are reasons for this, and this situation is _precisely_ why.

Jeff