Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 31 Jul 2003 11:15:25 +0200 | From | Tomas Szepe <> | Subject | Re: [2.6 patch] let broken drivers depend on BROKEN{,ON_SMP} |
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> [bunk@fs.tum.de] > > On Wed, Jul 30, 2003 at 06:04:03PM +0200, Tomas Szepe wrote: > > > [bunk@fs.tum.de] > > > > > > If a _user_ of a stable kernel notices "it doesn't even compile" this > > > gives a very bad impression of the quality of the Linux kernel. > > > > The keyword in this sentence is "stable." > > Could you maybe come up with this again at around 2.6.40? :) > > The first stable kernel of the 2.6 kernel series will be 2.6.0.
There are going to be a zillion drivers that don't compile by the time 2.6.0 is released, which is precisely when lkml will see a whole new wave of people willing to fix things so I really don't think hiding the problems behind CONFIG_BROKEN or whatever is reasonable.
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