linux-kernel - Re: Problem with restricted I2C algorithms in kernel 2.6.26!

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Date:	Sun, 10 Aug 2008 14:07:05 +0300
From:	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org>
To:	Trent Piepho <xyzzy@...akeasy.org>
Cc:	Jean Delvare <khali@...ux-fr.org>,
	"D. Kelly" <user.kernel@...il.com>,
	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>,
	"mailing list: linux-kernel" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux I2C <i2c@...sensors.org>
Subject: Re: Problem with restricted I2C algorithms in kernel 2.6.26!

On Fri, Aug 08, 2008 at 10:52:05AM -0700, Trent Piepho wrote:
> On Fri, 8 Aug 2008, Jean Delvare wrote:
> > On Thu, 7 Aug 2008 16:41:10 -0700 (PDT), Trent Piepho wrote:
> > > Expecting every developer to keep abreast of linux-next and the tens of
> > > thousands of patches it gets just isn't realisitic.
> > >
> > > The embedded platforms I develop on won't run linux-next.  Continuously
> > > porting them to linux-next is simply impossible.  The man hours required to
> > > do that would be staggering.
> >
> > Once again a "believe me it's impossible" without any good reason
> > given. I fail to see why embedded platforms would be any different from
> > other platforms or subsystem trees. Please enlighten me.
> 
> Because they usually require lots of additional patches that aren't in the
> kernel.  Sometimes embedded developers try to get these patches into the
> mainline kernel, but some maintainers aren't interested in accepting
> patches that don't appear to be useful to desktop users.
>...

The last thing mustn't happen.

Can you give examples?

cu
Adrian

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