From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Oliver Xymoron Subject: Re: pci-skeleton duplex check Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2002 19:43:46 -0600 Sender: netdev-bounce@oss.sgi.com Message-ID: <20021214014346.GA6029@waste.org> References: <200212140019.gBE0JmDs006744@sandelman.ottawa.on.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: netdev@oss.sgi.com, Linux Kernel Mailing List Return-path: To: Michael Richardson Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200212140019.gBE0JmDs006744@sandelman.ottawa.on.ca> Errors-to: netdev-bounce@oss.sgi.com List-Id: netdev.vger.kernel.org On Fri, Dec 13, 2002 at 07:19:47PM -0500, Michael Richardson wrote: > > > >>>>> "Donald" == Donald Becker writes: > Donald> The drivers in the kernel are now heavily modified and have significantly > Donald> diverged from my version. Sure, you are fine with having someone else > Donald> do the difficult and unrewarding debugging and maintainence work, while > Donald> you work on just the latest cool hardware, change the interfaces and are > Donald> concerned only with the current kernel version. > > I agree strongly with Donald. > > Interfaces should NEVER change in patch level versions. > Just *DO NOT DO IT*. > > Go wild in odd-numbered.. get the interfaces right there. > But leave them alone afterward. Umm, if I recall correctly, they're rehashing a flame war about stuff that occurred in 2.3. It doesn't need any additional kindling. -- "Love the dolphins," she advised him. "Write by W.A.S.T.E.."