On Sun, Sep 08, 2013 at 05:42:23PM +0200, Hauke Mehrtens wrote: > As we do not have that big constant man power I am for removing the GPU > drivers to make it easier to add support for a new linux next versions. > Most of the users are using backports to get a recent wireless driver > for their desktop Linux or their (old) Linux on an embedded device. For what it's worth, I agree. I simply don't understand who the target audience is for the GPU/DRM driver backports; unlike the wireless/network drivers, the GPU/DRM subsystem generally requires equally updated userspace in order to take advantage of the newer stuff, and that has its own morass of dependencies. I don't understand the point of backported regulator drivers either; those tend to be part of the core board support package for a given hardware/SoC design and as such isn't something that's going to be retrofitted into an existing design running an older kernel; and if you're going to be bringing up a new board from scratch, why not use the latest kernel to begin with? - Solomon -- Solomon Peachy pizza at shaftnet dot org Delray Beach, FL ^^ (email/xmpp) ^^ Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur.
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