Re: [patch 00/04] RFC: Staging tree (drivers/staging)

Greg KH
2008-09-26T20:33:18Z

On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 04:11:49PM -0400, Parag Warudkar wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 2:36 PM, Stefan Richter
> <stefanr@s5r6.in-berlin.de> wrote:
> > It _is_ necessary. I for one don't want to have to remember that driver
> > foobar was in "staging" state in kernel 2.6.31-rc5, but not anymore in
> > 2.6.32-rc1.
>
> Just name the staging modules with _stg prefix like I said - easier to
> spot _stg in the module list than decoding the taint.

Um, it's the same, the taint is decoded automatically for you, no need
to strain any brain cells trying to figure it out :)

If people really want a prefix, sure, I have no objection, that's simple
to add.

> Whenever (doubtful tone here) it graduates, remove the suffix.

5 drivers "graduated" last release cycle, so it will happen.

> Driver modules load automatically any way so the name change is not
> going to make a difference.

Agreed.

> It is nice to not have to change core kernel code and annoy users with
> warnings for the staging crap even if it is just 24 lines or whatever
> - if we can - and I don't see why we cannot. Staging, just like
> crapping, has to be a totally isolated, zero side effect, zero
> annoyance (to others) type thing :) So let's please get rid of that
> taint and warning already :)

No, that was one of the requirements that came out of the discussions at
the kernel summit, I'm going to leave both the warning and the modalias
and taint flag there, sorry.

If you really don't like it, just never enable any of these modules,
you'll never be bothered by it.

thanks,

greg k-h