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Message-ID: <20071112074441.GC9771@stusta.de>
Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 08:44:41 +0100
From: Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org>
To: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc: David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org,
linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-am33-list@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/6] MN10300: Add the MN10300/AM33 architecture to the
kernel [try #5]
On Sat, Nov 10, 2007 at 11:43:20AM -0800, Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Sat, 10 Nov 2007 12:18:50 +0000 David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com> wrote:
>...
> > has a couple of examples on it's front page. If you work through the menus of
> > modern Panasonic tellies, you might find a URL pointing somewhere on this
> > website that isn't reachable by linking from the index page of the website.
> >
> > I don't know who else uses this CPU, but it's possible MEI sell them to other
> > companies.
>
> If it is indeed the case that this architecture is used internally by a
> single organisation then perhaps it doesn't make sense for us to merge it.
>
> One of the main reasons we put code into the kernel is as a means of
> distribution: to get it into the hands of people who need it. But in this
> situation there is no advantage to *anyone* from this merge apart from MEI.
>
> IOW, the submitter gains and everyone else loses. It's a curious situation.
>...
You miss the point that we want people to be able to use Linux in such
situations.
There are basically two choices:
- Either tell them code won't get merged and offer some degree of API
stability in exchange or
- allow all code with >= 1 users to enter the kernel. [1]
With the current development model (and the mere amount of changes
merged), the first choice is not possible.
The only reason for not merging it [1] would be if it would be
unmaintained and bitrot, but considering that David is already doing a
good job at maintaining the frv port that's not an issue here.
cu
Adrian
[1] assuming the code itself is considered OK
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