[Ksummit-discuss] Schedule slot suggestion- Generic drivers - core topic

[Luis R. Rodriguez]

On Fri, Oct 28, 2016 at 2:23 PM, Greg KH <greg at kroah.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 28, 2016 at 02:16:59PM -0700, Luis R. Rodriguez wrote:
>> Having some generic device driver load, prior to a specific driver,
>> and issues / maintenance issues that come with the hacks currently in
>> place to support this / re-invent the wheel to support this per
>> subsystem.
>
> We have hacks for this today?  What do you mean by this, quirks?

The thread in question was rather huge, this was just *one* of the
topics that came up, and I was not the one who brought it up.

> People have been talking about this since the 2.4 days, but I have yet
> to see any code for it.  I'd love to see something be proposed, with
> code, but note, you need to be aware of why it's been only talked about
> for that long without any code being written :)

Ah I see..

> Why can't this be done in email?

Perhaps, and if so then saves us time.

 Luis