On Monday, January 21, 2019 2:43:38 AM CET Jonathan Corbet wrote: > On Fri, 18 Jan 2019 22:58:04 +0100 > > Federico Vaga <federico.vaga@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > The link referred by the note can't be retrieved: this patch just > > remove that old note. > > > > Signed-off-by: Federico Vaga <federico.vaga@xxxxxxxxxx> > > --- > > > > Documentation/process/stable-api-nonsense.rst | 3 +-- > > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-) > > > > diff --git a/Documentation/process/stable-api-nonsense.rst > > b/Documentation/process/stable-api-nonsense.rst index > > 24f5aeecee91..57d95a49c096 100644 > > --- a/Documentation/process/stable-api-nonsense.rst > > +++ b/Documentation/process/stable-api-nonsense.rst > > @@ -171,8 +171,7 @@ is also a rough job. > > > > Simple, get your kernel driver into the main kernel tree (remember we > > are talking about GPL released drivers here, if your code doesn't fall > > > > -under this category, good luck, you are on your own here, you leech > > -<insert link to leech comment from Andrew and Linus here>.) If your > > +under this category, good luck, you are on your own here, you leech). If > > your> > > driver is in the tree, and a kernel interface changes, it will be fixed > > up by the person who did the kernel change in the first place. This > > ensures that your driver is always buildable, and works over time, with > > I've applied this. I do wonder if the "you leech" should maybe come out > too, though. I don't think that parasitic worms are a protected class > under the CoC, but they might still suffer emotionally from being > compared to the purveyors of proprietary modules... I agree, do you want me to change the patch? > > jon -- Federico Vaga http://www.federicovaga.it/
