netdev - Re: [PATCH] dnet: Dave DNET ethernet controller driver

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Date:	Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:39:01 -0400
From:	Dan Williams <dcbw@...hat.com>
To:	Jamie Lokier <jamie@...reable.org>
Cc:	Christer Weinigel <christer@...nigel.se>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, nhorman@...driver.com,
	shemminger@...tta.com, s.hauer@...gutronix.de, yanok@...raft.com,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.arm.linux.org.uk, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	wd@...x.de, dzu@...x.de
Subject: Re: [PATCH] dnet: Dave DNET ethernet controller driver

On Thu, 2009-03-12 at 18:06 +0000, Jamie Lokier wrote:
> Christer Weinigel wrote:
> > David Miller wrote:
> > > You can start with the debian installer, that's probably the
> > > easiest to hack on and extend.
> > > 
> > > Or you can just continue to list excuses, that might be easier.
> > 
> > Or I can keep patching the drivers, that's even easier.  No it's not 
> > something I expect to see in the official kernel, but who cares, I 
> > always have loads of debug patches that won't get into the official 
> > kernel either.  Keep the status quo.
> 
> Yes.  Patching your own initrd or your own modified Debian initrd is
> _also_ not in the official trees, so I can't see any reason why
> anybody would follow Dave's suggestion.  Much more work, different
> private tree, same behaviour, probably more bloated, probably Debian's
> initrd doesn't work on nommu anyway.
> 
> However there was some attempt to get a reference initrd build into
> the kernel.  Did that go anywhere?  It would actually be good to use
> that if it exists.

dracut : http://lwn.net/Articles/317793/

Dan

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