From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Mon, 22 Oct 2001 15:20:50 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Mon, 22 Oct 2001 15:20:39 -0400 Received: from c1313109-a.potlnd1.or.home.com ([65.0.121.190]:4358 "HELO kroah.com") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Mon, 22 Oct 2001 15:20:30 -0400 Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2001 12:20:54 -0700 From: Greg KH To: Stephan von Krawczynski Cc: "Jeffrey H. Ingber" , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: USB module ov511 dies after about 30 minutes Message-ID: <20011022122054.B4454@kroah.com> In-Reply-To: <1003605486.1616.65.camel@eleusis> <200110211405.QAA01146@webserver.ithnet.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200110211405.QAA01146@webserver.ithnet.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.23i X-Operating-System: Linux 2.2.19 (i586) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Sun, Oct 21, 2001 at 04:05:38PM +0100, Stephan von Krawczynski wrote: > Is there anybody actively checking the drivers for availability of new > versions? We obviously cannot trust on the authors themselves to > commit them, may not be their fault or even job. Who is to do that in > current maintaining actions? It's up to the driver's authors to push updates through the proper channels to keep the in kernel versions up to date. In this case, go pester mmcclell@bigfoot.com to get him to send in a patch to the USB maintainer. thanks, greg k-h