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SubjectRe: [kernel-abi] symbol versioning vs. out-of-tree modules.
Paweł Sikora wrote:
> On Thursday 25 of September 2008 04:48:40 Greg KH wrote:
>> What kernel modules do you currently use/rely on that are not in the
>> main kernel tree? Do you have links to them? I'd be glad to add them.
>
> here's a quick list:
>
> - http://www.lirc.org

^^^^ People are taking steps to adapt this to be included in kernel. See
http://lwn.net/Articles/297770/ . I could have sworn I saw someone
posting an input layer patch for lirc the other day too... Aha -
http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/9/24/328 .

> - http://rt2x00.serialmonkey.com

Isn't this one already in the wireless tree? I believe it was merged in
2.6.24 -
http://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_2_6_24#head-62e9ebf067c978bbf70898986c0aa3904d1a3543
.

> - http://aufs.sourceforge.net

I've read rumblings about one of the stacking FSes being merged but thus
far nothing seems to have happened - http://lwn.net/Articles/265240/ .

> - http://linux-uvc.berlios.de

USB video has already been merged into mainline in 2.6.25 -
http://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_2_6_26#head-6d4ee1ddea983f5c8ac491b8685a94ea6fa4132b
! I'm using it on my eeepc...

Those are the ones I recognise off the top of my head. I'll have to
search with regard to the other ones you mentioned...

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