From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1755310AbYAAQPw (ORCPT ); Tue, 1 Jan 2008 11:15:52 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1754207AbYAAQPo (ORCPT ); Tue, 1 Jan 2008 11:15:44 -0500 Received: from outpipe-village-512-1.bc.nu ([81.2.110.250]:46209 "EHLO the-village.bc.nu" rhost-flags-OK-FAIL-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753604AbYAAQPn (ORCPT ); Tue, 1 Jan 2008 11:15:43 -0500 Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2008 16:07:08 +0000 From: Alan Cox To: Adrian Bunk Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [2.6 patch] remove CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL Message-ID: <20080101160708.5bb5cc2a@the-village.bc.nu> In-Reply-To: <20080101151751.GW2360@does.not.exist> References: <20080101134809.GK2360@does.not.exist> <20080101142344.769f16c7@the-village.bc.nu> <20080101151751.GW2360@does.not.exist> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.1.0 (GTK+ 2.10.14; i386-redhat-linux-gnu) Organization: Red Hat UK Cyf., Amberley Place, 107-111 Peascod Street, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 1TE, Y Deyrnas Gyfunol. Cofrestrwyd yng Nghymru a Lloegr o'r rhif cofrestru 3798903 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Tue, 1 Jan 2008 17:17:51 +0200 Adrian Bunk wrote: > On Tue, Jan 01, 2008 at 02:23:44PM +0000, Alan Cox wrote: > > On Tue, 1 Jan 2008 15:48:09 +0200 > > Adrian Bunk wrote: > > > > > This patch removes the EXPERIMENTAL option and all dependencies on > > > EXPERIMENTAL since they are pointless. > > > > NAK > > > > Experimental is an important guide to driver and code quality. > >... > > History has shown that EXPERIMENTAL tags in many areas of the kernel > have not been maintained in a way that they would be usable as a guide. Repeatedly posting crud does not make it right. As far as I can see the tags are pretty honest for the most part - some have been experimental for ten years but the 3c507 driver *has* always been a beta grade driver. > And as soon as you need _one_ driver or feature depending on >> That's not about consensus, It should be. Alan