Re: New proposed DRM interface design

Christoph Hellwig
2004-09-04T09:49:04Z

On Sat, Sep 04, 2004 at 10:45:33AM +0100, Keith Whitwell wrote:
> > Umm, the Linux kernel isn't about minimizing interfaces. We don't link a
> > copy of scsi helpers into each scsi driver either, or libata into each sata
> > driver.
>
> But regular users don't tend to pull down new scsi or ata drivers in the same
> way that they do graphics drivers. Hence the concern of many drm developers
> to avoid introducing new failure modes in this process.

Actually regulat users do. And they do by pulling an uptodate kernel or
using a vendor kernel with backports. This model would work for video drivers
aswell.

> People who'd never dream of upgrading their kernel have acquired the habit of
> pulling down up-to-date video drivers on a weekly or monthly basis. So, for
> sanity's sake, the DRI/DRM has been in the business of minimizing exposed
> interfaces, and for my money, should continue to be in that business.

And DRM is the most crappy code in the kernel. See any corelations?