From: Wolfram Sang <w.sang@pengutronix•de>
To: Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr•org>
Cc: Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse•de>,
linuxppc-dev@ozlabs•org, alsa-devel@alsa-project•org,
Paul Mackerras <paulus@samba•org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] keywest: Convert to new-style i2c driver
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2009 11:56:04 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20090421095604.GC3100@pengutronix.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20090421114853.7a9d82c1@hyperion.delvare>
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> Not removing it now has a high risk of developers continuing to ignore
> the deprecation warnings and adding new legacy drivers, which I then
> must convert to the new model. This never ends.
>
> I know my behavior may seem a bit rude, but apparently this is the only
> way to get things to actually happen. I've been waiting for over a year
> already!
>
> I don't think the risk is that high, at least not for sound drivers.
> The conversions are fairly easy and if something really went wrong,
> fixing it is a matter of minutes.
>
> Please note that the removal of the legacy model isn't my goal per se.
> The fact is that the legacy model needs to be removed for further
> developments of i2c-core to happen, in particular the support of i2C
> bus multiplexers. There are patches waiting for inclusion since early
> February, which I can't take as long as the legacy i2c model is in.
> This is why I am pushing.
Full ACK!
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-04-21 9:56 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-04-20 20:56 [PATCH] keywest: Convert to new-style i2c driver Jean Delvare
2009-04-20 22:34 ` Paul Mackerras
2009-04-21 6:33 ` Takashi Iwai
2009-04-21 9:33 ` Paul Mackerras
2009-04-21 9:36 ` Takashi Iwai
2009-04-21 9:48 ` Jean Delvare
2009-04-21 9:56 ` Wolfram Sang [this message]
2009-04-22 9:34 ` Paul Mackerras
2009-04-22 12:04 ` Jean Delvare
2009-04-22 12:56 ` Paul Mackerras
2009-04-22 14:24 ` Takashi Iwai
2009-04-23 9:54 ` Jean Delvare
2009-04-21 6:31 ` Takashi Iwai
2009-04-21 9:23 ` Jean Delvare
2009-04-21 9:30 ` Takashi Iwai
2009-04-21 9:44 ` Jean Delvare
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