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From: Sean Neakums <sneakums@zork.net>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Linux-2.4: Merge Emulex and Qlogic FC drivers ?
Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2002 22:14:30 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <6ulm419int.fsf@zork.zork.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200211102302.39468.daniel.mehrmann@gmx.de> (Daniel Mehrmann's message of "Sun, 10 Nov 2002 23:02:39 +0100")

commence  Daniel Mehrmann quotation:

> i want merge the linux driver for FC controllers from Qlogic and 
> Emulex (All series from both) into the kernel tree, because i need 
> this for our company.
>
> Qlogic is clear GPL but Emulex have no GPL. 
> I think the license to use the code is free and i see no problems. 

The last time I looked at an Emulex Linux driver (for the LP-7000,
about six months ago), it consisted of a large binary-only portion,
shipped in a .a file, and the source code for a shim to have the
library code talk to the kernel.

Furthermore, the driver was configured by editing a .c file and
rebuilding it.

All in all, a quality experience.

-- 
 /                          |
[|] Sean Neakums            |  Questions are a burden to others;
[|] <sneakums@zork.net>     |      answers a prison for oneself.
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  reply	other threads:[~2002-11-10 22:07 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2002-11-10 22:02 Linux-2.4: Merge Emulex and Qlogic FC drivers ? Daniel Mehrmann
2002-11-10 22:14 ` Sean Neakums [this message]
2002-11-10 22:37   ` Daniel Mehrmann
2002-11-10 22:47     ` Daniel Mehrmann
2002-11-10 22:58     ` Sean Neakums

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