From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261805AbVGQDYW (ORCPT ); Sat, 16 Jul 2005 23:24:22 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261841AbVGQDYV (ORCPT ); Sat, 16 Jul 2005 23:24:21 -0400 Received: from ylpvm29-ext.prodigy.net ([207.115.57.60]:5612 "EHLO ylpvm29.prodigy.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261805AbVGQDYU (ORCPT ); Sat, 16 Jul 2005 23:24:20 -0400 X-ORBL: [63.202.173.158] Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2005 20:24:07 -0700 From: Chris Wedgwood To: Doug Warzecha Cc: rdunlap@xenotime.net, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] char: Add Dell Systems Management Base driver Message-ID: <20050717032407.GA29404@taniwha.stupidest.org> References: <20050706001333.GA3569@sysman-doug.us.dell.com> <20050706005320.GA23709@taniwha.stupidest.org> <20050712231729.GA15062@sysman-doug.us.dell.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20050712231729.GA15062@sysman-doug.us.dell.com> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Tue, Jul 12, 2005 at 06:17:29PM -0500, Doug Warzecha wrote: > Because the hardware interfaces on those systems and the Dell > systems management software that access the interfaces are > proprietary, I can't provide specifications for the interfaces or > source code for the software. So you want a driver merged which nobody except Dell can write code for? > The systems that are supported by the dcdbas driver contain the > following Dell proprietary hardware systems management interfaces: > Temperature Voltage Monitor (TVM) and Calling Interface. These > interfaces are supported by older Dell PowerEdge systems. What's so special here that you can't give more details? I personally find it a little unfair to ask to have a driver merged into mainline to facilitate some proprietary userland where you refuse to give protocol level details to create a viable alternative.