Re: Portable binary drivers
Raul Miller (moth@magenta.com)
Tue, 7 Dec 1999 01:35:06 -0500
Ingo Molnar <mingo@chiara.csoma.elte.hu> wrote:
> sadly it's not possible to distinct between 'good' binary modules
> (which are open-source), and 'bad' binary modules (which are
> closed-source) - but this is not a problem! i'm sure you will
> understand the point: it's not hard to create a 'module compilation
> package' that compiles the binary module on the spot. We _do_
> guarantee driver source-compatibility for the stable branch. An
> on-the-spot driver compilation framework would be a welcome addition
> to Linux (feel free to contribute it), as it can eg. optimize for the
> given CPU and architecture.
However, note that we don't have a general way of managing include files
for the case where the user has more than one kernel version they'll be
using on the system.
--
Raul
-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu
Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/