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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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Pengutronix e.K.                           | Wolfram Sang                |
Industrial Linux Solutions                 | http://www.pengutronix.de/  |

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  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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