linux-kernel - Re: ABI change for device drivers using future AVX instruction set

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Message-ID: <48665C44.9030209@aitel.hist.no>
Date:	Sat, 28 Jun 2008 17:44:04 +0200
From:	Helge Hafting <helge.hafting@...el.hist.no>
To:	Agner Fog <agner@...er.org>
CC:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: ABI change for device drivers using future AVX instruction set

Agner Fog wrote:

> You see why I want proper documentation? If this had been documented in 
> some reference that was easy to find, I wouldn't have needed to take 
> your time with all these questions...

This is correct - but then someone would have to use time to write that 
documentation _and keep it up-to-date_. So far, nobody volunteered.
You should feel free to add your newly gained information to the
existing incomplete documentation. :)

This is how open-source works - there is no "boss/management"
that can put someone on the less popular jobs.
No matter how useful this might be.
You want something extra - driver or docs - you make it.

Helge Hafting
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