Às 3:41 PM de 12/9/2016, David Miller escreveu: > From: Joao Pinto <joao.pi...@synopsys.com> > Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2016 15:36:38 +0000 > >> Of course, I started a general discussion about the subject and >> those were the conclusions, but I would like to know if you as the >> subsystem maintainer also support the approach or have any >> suggestion. > > Generally, I support whatever the interested parties agree to. > > But one thing I am against is changing the driver name for existing > users. If an existing chip is supported by the stmmac driver for > existing users, they should still continue to use the "stmmac" driver. > > Therefore, if consolidation changes the driver module name for > existing users, then that is not a good plan at all. >
Of course, 100% with you! Retro-compatibility for existing drivers is a must have. The consolidation is going to be done with extreme careful. Joao
