From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261982AbUD1VBA (ORCPT ); Wed, 28 Apr 2004 17:01:00 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261980AbUD1T5g (ORCPT ); Wed, 28 Apr 2004 15:57:36 -0400 Received: from anubis.medic.chalmers.se ([129.16.30.218]:45292 "EHLO anubis.medic.chalmers.se") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S264973AbUD1RFs (ORCPT ); Wed, 28 Apr 2004 13:05:48 -0400 From: Goran Cengic Organization: Chalmers University of Technology To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Special place for tird-party modules. Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2004 19:05:45 +0200 User-Agent: KMail/1.6 References: <200404281814.24991.cengic@s2.chalmers.se> <200404281835.24836.bzolnier@elka.pw.edu.pl> In-Reply-To: <200404281835.24836.bzolnier@elka.pw.edu.pl> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <200404281905.45373.cengic@s2.chalmers.se> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Wednesday 28 April 2004 18.35, Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz wrote: > Hey, we already have a special place for binary only modules. > > It is called /dev/null. 8) :) > > > against this approach? Why does the nvidia driver have to be compiled for > > different kernel versions? Can't they make one module that fits all > > kernels? > > No, it was discussed zillion times already. Where can I find the discussion? Was it on this list? > > > If I'm missing something cruical please point it out to me. > > You are missing fact that module compiled for specific kernel version > may not work with another kernel version. ;-) Ok, but why is there possibility to ignore version number of the modules if it makes no sense? > > Cheers, > Bartlomiej /Goran Goran Cengic mailto:cengic@s2.chalmers.se ------------------------------ Have a nice day :)