linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] [IDE] Platform IDE driver (was: MMIO IDE driver)

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Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.60.0707262156250.6614@poirot.grange>
Date:	Thu, 26 Jul 2007 22:13:57 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Guennadi Liakhovetski <g.liakhovetski@....de>
To:	Sergei Shtylyov <sshtylyov@...mvista.com>
cc:	linuxppc-dev@...abs.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>, linux-ide@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] [IDE] Platform IDE driver (was: MMIO IDE driver)

On Thu, 26 Jul 2007, Sergei Shtylyov wrote:

> Guennadi Liakhovetski wrote:
> 
> > Ok, thanks for the explanation Alan. So, there's no technical argument, 
> > just "being nice to the users", and add a new driver, which we know we'll 
> > have to remove soon, thus having to persuade its users, who by that time 
> 
>     Define "soon". :-)

"Soon" in this case means, we NOW have a replacement driver and we aim at 
deprecating the IDE driver in its favour.

> > will get used to it and will not want to invest money into switching to 
> > another one...
> 
>     Invest into what if the drivers are functionally identical?

For example, into porting user space (replace hdx with sdx). And even 
switching to a "functionally identical" driver requires a new complete 
testing cycle... No, I won't be in that situation, so, it's not my money 
I'm worrying about. But I know there are companies for whom releasing a 
new version of /etc/fstab is a considerable expense... Not that I cared 
about them anyway.

Thanks
Guennadi
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Guennadi Liakhovetski
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