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From: Dominik Brodowski <linux@dominikbrodowski.net>
To: David Brownell <david-b@pacbell.net>
Cc: dtor_core@ameritech.net, linux-usb-devel@lists.sourceforge.net,
	Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@vrfy.org>
Subject: Re: [linux-usb-devel] Re: [RFC] Changes to the driver model class code.
Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 22:23:45 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20050315212345.GA4950@isilmar.linta.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200503151314.40510.david-b@pacbell.net>

On Tue, Mar 15, 2005 at 01:14:40PM -0800, David Brownell wrote:
> That pre-driver model stuff went away in maybe 2.6.5 or so, I
> forget just when.  If you think those changes can easily be
> reversed, I suggest you think again ... they enabled a LOT of
> likewise-overdue cleanups. 
...
> converting to the driver model has been a win at every step
> of the way.  It's gone both ways; the driver core has changed
> to work better with USB too.

Exactly my point: the driver code forces/encourages you to write better
code. With proper reference counting. And reverting this by making
"class_simple" default, and possibly doing a similar transition for struct
device and struct device_driver means that we lose this encouragement. and
we lose this win-win situation.

Thanks,
	Dominik

  reply	other threads:[~2005-03-15 21:23 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 28+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2005-03-15 17:08 [RFC] Changes to the driver model class code Greg KH
2005-03-15 17:09 ` Greg KH
2005-03-15 17:10   ` Greg KH
2005-03-15 17:10     ` Greg KH
2005-03-15 17:11       ` Greg KH
2005-03-15 17:47 ` Dmitry Torokhov
2005-03-15 19:34   ` Greg KH
2005-03-15 19:47     ` [linux-usb-devel] " Dmitry Torokhov
2005-03-15 20:15     ` Dominik Brodowski
2005-03-15 22:14       ` Greg KH
2005-03-16  1:01         ` Dominik Brodowski
2005-03-16  3:42         ` Dmitry Torokhov
2005-03-27 14:42         ` Dominik Brodowski
2005-03-15 19:08 ` Dominik Brodowski
2005-03-15 19:30   ` [linux-usb-devel] " Dmitry Torokhov
2005-03-15 19:34   ` Sean
2005-03-15 19:45   ` John Lenz
2005-03-15 19:51   ` Greg KH
2005-03-15 20:06     ` Dominik Brodowski
2005-03-15 20:14     ` [linux-usb-devel] " Dmitry Torokhov
2005-03-15 20:35       ` David Brownell
2005-03-15 20:48         ` Dmitry Torokhov
2005-03-15 21:14           ` David Brownell
2005-03-15 21:23             ` Dominik Brodowski [this message]
2005-03-15 22:05             ` Dmitry Torokhov
2005-03-15 22:29               ` David Brownell
2005-03-16 23:16 ` Jon Smirl
2005-03-17  6:17   ` Greg KH

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