linux-kernel - Re: [kernel-abi] symbol versioning vs. out-of-tree modules.

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Message-ID: <31134782.1222671063829.JavaMail.root@elwamui-mouette.atl.sa.earthlink.net>
Date:	Sun, 28 Sep 2008 23:51:03 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
From:	Alan Young <ayoung@...eport.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
Subject: Re: [kernel-abi] symbol versioning vs. out-of-tree modules.

On Thu, 25 Sep 2008 at 05:10:07 +0200, Greg KH wrote:

> What kernel modules do you currently use/rely on that are not in the
> main kernel tree?  Do you have links to them?  I'd be glad to add them.

I still use the ES56-PI modem driver @ http://tx.technion.ac.il/~raindel.
It has a 2.6 port up to 2.6.24, but it's not more current than that due to
serial/tty interface changes.  And there's a challenge that it uses a binary
blob. :-(  Best case would be to see if the vendor could open up like
Atheros (Thanks! Yea!) did.  If not, I wonder if the blob could be minimalized
to the bare modem functions and the serial interfaces be brought out into open code.

Alan
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