From: M Taylor (pgwtl.uoysmpx@cisel.ch)
Date: Tue Apr 08 2003 - 16:30:14 EEST
On Tue, Apr 08, 2003 at 02:36:15PM +0200, Øyvind Hanssen wrote:
> Please excuse me if this has been discussed before..
>
> attempt to rewrite the kernel stack as well (?) And it seems to be some
> uncertainty wrt. what is happening in Linux 2.5 (?)
Some (all?) of Ralf's patches are in the 2.5.x (~66), and the rest of his
work is available via bitkeeper.
> What about keeping the core AX.25 stuff and drivers in kernel but split it
> out from the mainstream Linux codebase and do the development in a separate
> project instead; like e.g. the ALSA project has done until now? I guess
Gak, no please. ALSA has stablized and intergrated into 2.5 kernel for a
reason. There is no need for a massive disruption of the AX.25 protocol(s)
and drivers, they are simple and small compared to the rest of the kernel.
Considering that a growing number of users (percentage wise) seem to
find building a custom stock kernel a challenge that they would rather
avoid, making the build process more complex would be a major stumbling
block for these users who are finding it hard enough. Plus, given how
little the amateur radio section is actually changed, I think it would
simply be creating work.
If there were more than the 2-3 people working on the kernel(ax25) code
and more than ~5 drivers being developed I might consider it worthwhile.
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