Hi Eric, On Wed, Aug 08, 2012 at 08:27:52AM +0200, Eric Dumazet wrote: > On Wed, 2012-08-08 at 08:17 +0200, Willy Tarreau wrote: > > > > > Well, if the drivers provided with the kernel don't work out of the box > > anymore, maybe we should also move them to a separate repository. All it > > is going to do otherwise is to cause invalid bug reports because users > > don't understand why using the latest driver does not work. > > > > That way it would be clear that an in-kernel driver has to be > > self-sustaining > > to be maintainable, otherwise it has nothing to do there. > > People compiling their own kernels are supposed to be able to handle > this problem themselves. > > If not, they can use a distro.
But similarly, people who compile their own kernels are also supposed to be able to retrieve up-to-date drivers from another tree. I know many people who use the intel NIC drivers from sf.net and (less) other ones using myricom's drivers for instance. I don't really see the value of keeping in the tree drivers that don't work out of the box, if it's only causing issues and bug reports. Regards, Willy -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
