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SubjectRe: [2.6 patch] let broken drivers depend on BROKEN{,ON_SMP}
> [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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Tomas Szepe <szepe@pinerecords.com>
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