From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from metis.ext.pengutronix.de (metis.ext.pengutronix.de [92.198.50.35]) by ozlabs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A6627DDEEC for ; Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:56:19 +1000 (EST) Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2009 11:56:04 +0200 From: Wolfram Sang To: Jean Delvare Subject: Re: [PATCH] keywest: Convert to new-style i2c driver Message-ID: <20090421095604.GC3100@pengutronix.de> References: <20090420225659.7b92a184@hyperion.delvare> <18924.63578.495727.152443@cargo.ozlabs.ibm.com> <20090421114853.7a9d82c1@hyperion.delvare> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="7qSK/uQB79J36Y4o" In-Reply-To: <20090421114853.7a9d82c1@hyperion.delvare> Cc: Takashi Iwai , linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org, alsa-devel@alsa-project.org, Paul Mackerras List-Id: Linux on PowerPC Developers Mail List List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , --7qSK/uQB79J36Y4o Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > Not removing it now has a high risk of developers continuing to ignore > the deprecation warnings and adding new legacy drivers, which I then > must convert to the new model. This never ends. >=20 > I know my behavior may seem a bit rude, but apparently this is the only > way to get things to actually happen. I've been waiting for over a year > already! >=20 > I don't think the risk is that high, at least not for sound drivers. > The conversions are fairly easy and if something really went wrong, > fixing it is a matter of minutes. >=20 > Please note that the removal of the legacy model isn't my goal per se. > The fact is that the legacy model needs to be removed for further > developments of i2c-core to happen, in particular the support of i2C > bus multiplexers. There are patches waiting for inclusion since early > February, which I can't take as long as the legacy i2c model is in. > This is why I am pushing. Full ACK! --=20 Pengutronix e.K. | Wolfram Sang | Industrial Linux Solutions | http://www.pengutronix.de/ | --7qSK/uQB79J36Y4o Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: Digital signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAkntmDQACgkQD27XaX1/VRvN7ACguh9w2d9l9wLw6o6t1XI15Hqa CN8AniHkFvxCZ91/ZcB8C6xPDXsJpC6m =dk3S -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --7qSK/uQB79J36Y4o--