Re: [PATCH] x86/kbuild: enable modversions for symbols exported from asm

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On Thu, Dec 01, 2016 at 10:20:39AM -0500, Don Zickus wrote:
> 
> - provide the memory allocation (instead of having the driver staticly
>   allocate)
> - provide functions to retrieve various internal data (instead of having the
>   driver do direct referencing to deep internal elements)
> - cut down on some static inlines (and use accessory functions instead),
>   etc.
> 
> Those types of changes allow the OOT driver to be more ignorant of kernel
> changes and struct modifications.

All that is counter to what we really want to have:  a well integrated
kernel that moves forward together so that we can see and improve the
whole situation.  No need to make things worse just to help leeches.
Get your damn drivers upstream ASAP and let's stop this discussion..
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