On Tue, 1 Jan 2008 15:26:23 +0100 Ingo Molnar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > * Adrian Bunk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > This patch removes the EXPERIMENTAL option and all dependencies on > > EXPERIMENTAL since they are pointless. > > agreed. CONFIG_BROKEN has real use - but CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL is pretty > pointless in the 90-days kernel development model. Then I need a replacement equivalent for the ATA layer and all the other drivers using it to indicate stuff that *IS* experimental, or not yet known to be highly robust. Drivers are not the same as core code Ingo and the world driver writers live in is very different to the one you operate in as is clearly shown by this and by the _p discussion. Still NAK. As the alternative is CONFIG_ATA_EXPERIMENTAL, CONFIG_NET_EXPERIMENTAL, CONFIG_VIDEO_EXPERIMENTAL, ... all being added by developers We will also need experimental badly in future when the EU liability rules (and probably the US ones in a similar time scale) change so that liability applies to software, because then it will be very important to clearly label code that is experimental or development code as such. Alan -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
