Re: New proposed DRM interface design

Christoph Hellwig
2004-09-04T09:52:05Z

On Sat, Sep 04, 2004 at 11:48:47AM +0200, Arjan van de Ven wrote:
> > true but the DRM isn't only about the Linux kernel, the DRM is a lowlevel
> > component of a much larger system, of which the DRM just has to reside in
> > the kernel,
>
>
> you seem to be confusing 2 things.
>
> The kernel<->userspace interface is supposed to be stable, and it should
> be so that you can basically decouple X and kernel versions.
>
> Within the kernel you should go for the best interface (where "best" is
> a notion that is flexible over time) because 1) you can and 2) you are
> suboptimal in both performance and maintenance if you don't

seconded.