On Thu, Jan 28, 2021 at 02:29:52PM +0000, Christoph Hellwig wrote: > On Wed, Jan 27, 2021 at 12:51:13PM -0600, Josh Poimboeuf wrote: > > Is this a joke? I've never met anybody who builds OOT modules as a > > development aid... > > I'm pretty sure you've met me before. Yes, but I don't recall this topic coming up :-) > > On the other hand I know of several very popular distros (some paid, > > some not) who rely on allowing users/partners to build OOT modules as > > part of their ecosystem. To say it's not supported is a farce. > > This is not a farce. The kernel only supports infrastructure for the > kernel itself, not for any external consumers. If you have a business > model that relies on something else you should think hard if you are in > the right business. Thanks for letting me know. I'll send the memo to the billions of affected devices. -- Josh
