Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:57:42 +0100 | From | "Hans J. Koch" <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] uio: make phys maps optionally cacheable |
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On Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 09:11:31AM -0500, Jean-Francois Dagenais wrote:
[...] > > > > OK, but I won't accept a change to the UIO core without an in-kernel user. > > Please post a driver that actually needs this. This was already discussed > > four weeks ago, see here: https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/10/28/247 > Well, my employer is paying for my time to get our product working, not to maintain > the kernel. I have succeeded in arguing that the the changes I make to the kernel in > order to make our branch of the kernel work could benefit everyone, and when the > kernel get better, it's more adopted, then more support comes, bla bla... right.
The embedded Linux nightmare... More arguments here:
http://lwn.net/Articles/232379/
[...] > Everyone wins if you apply Kumar's patch.
It won't be applied without an in-kernel user. Same story.
Thanks, Hans
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