netdev - Re: [PATCH v1 net-next] net: dsa: microchip: add KSZ9477 I2C driver

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Message-ID: <20181221122344.GE2240@kadam>
Date:   Fri, 21 Dec 2018 15:23:44 +0300
From:   Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
To:     Marek Vasut <marex@...x.de>
Cc:     Tristram.Ha@...rochip.com, pavel@...x.de, jiri@...nulli.us,
        andrew@...n.ch, sergio.paracuellos@...il.com, f.fainelli@...il.com,
        vivien.didelot@...oirfairelinux.com, UNGLinuxDriver@...rochip.com,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 net-next] net: dsa: microchip: add KSZ9477 I2C driver

On Fri, Dec 21, 2018 at 01:14:51PM +0100, Marek Vasut wrote:
> On 12/21/2018 10:29 AM, Dan Carpenter wrote:
> > On Wed, Dec 19, 2018 at 10:50:16PM +0000, Tristram.Ha@...rochip.com wrote:
> >>
> >> So if I change the new code, should I go back to correct the old code?
> > 
> > Other operating systems would worry about breaking code which is working
> > fine, but re-writing ancient code is The Linux Way.
> 
> So ... when will we finally rewrite Linux in rust ? :-)

Probably we'll move more modules to userspace in time.

Wasn't there a joke proof of concept a while back that let people write
kernel modules in perl?

regards,
dan carpenter