From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261887AbUB1SAZ (ORCPT ); Sat, 28 Feb 2004 13:00:25 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261894AbUB1SAZ (ORCPT ); Sat, 28 Feb 2004 13:00:25 -0500 Received: from vhost-13-248.vhosts.internet1.de ([62.146.13.248]:28625 "EHLO spotnic.de") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261887AbUB1SAX (ORCPT ); Sat, 28 Feb 2004 13:00:23 -0500 Subject: Re: [PATCH] 2.4.25: Get rid of obsolete LMC driver From: Daniel Egger Reply-To: de@axiros.com To: Jeff Garzik Cc: Marcelo Tosatti , Linux Kernel Mailinglist In-Reply-To: <4040C7CF.4020108@pobox.com> References: <1077972033.24149.399.camel@sonja> <4040C7CF.4020108@pobox.com> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-XDC4xHhXU32gtf1jPk4u" Organization: Axiros GmbH Message-Id: <1077990479.14706.408.camel@sonja> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.5 Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 19:01:27 +0100 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org --=-XDC4xHhXU32gtf1jPk4u Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Am Sam, den 28.02.2004 schrieb Jeff Garzik um 17:54: > > Their drivers can be retrieved from: > > ftp://ftp.sbei.com/pub/OpenSource/Linux/sbe_driver/sbe_linux-4.0a.tgz > Alan Cox vetoed a rename patch, so you want to rip out the driver=20 > instead??? For an unreviewed out-of-tree driver? Indeed. However the unreviewed out-of-tree driver is based on the kernel one. But since: - it's close to impossible to compile tools to change the operation mode of the card - SBE card owners will not notice that the LMC driver might work for them - the LMC and the SBE driver will clash if both compiled the best we can do for our users is to recommend using the SBE drivers and complain to SBE about problems. > Without a suitable replacement, I don't give a shit about what SBE=20 > recommends. There is a suitable replacement: the SBE driver. But since there's no volunteer to keep it updated in the kernel it'd be better to drop it. I've spent several hours untangling the mess and I'd really like to help other not getting hit by this. --=20 Servus, Daniel --=-XDC4xHhXU32gtf1jPk4u Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: Dies ist ein digital signierter Nachrichtenteil -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iQEVAwUAQEDUTzBkNMiD99JrAQK2Owf/Q7Vqsa+/Rspnn/Akcrft2qp47EzYkFfP Pb8uzFQX1EAD9apMoohJxmHS4BXsIfFviXwWHwTnHWFHkVT3w2CuWenMr1V2YJdC ugeTnG/OHpMy3bbMHYmykQFtNecOIrPLD/MxhNg9vZ4wWIn190EWpwCCR4uoisPH JSAz5fo/S2b7b3vLrwJh56acRHLt/e5esELU44qW827FHKXovJt2SUrdyAEQ1sLg ZJu3Z7NPQTDMVNJsP3D7UXfDQhBV6xUAbPHfIWAVTEL7NijNlUsEktED9u8ZlULb woMwRAmLgFiF1HgWFSn7ZHH7YhD/S7tE73aONOmrmKkJ+iguFbQouw== =C/1E -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-XDC4xHhXU32gtf1jPk4u--