Re: [2.6 patch] let broken drivers depend on BROKEN{,ON_SMP}

From: Adrian Bunk (bunk_at_fs.tum.de)
Date: 07/30/03

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    Date:	Wed, 30 Jul 2003 18:18:39 +0200
    To: Tomas Szepe <szepe@pinerecords.com>
    
    

    On Wed, Jul 30, 2003 at 06:04:03PM +0200, Tomas Szepe wrote:
    > > [bunk@fs.tum.de]
    > >
    > > If a _user_ of a stable kernel notices "it doesn't even compile" this
    > > gives a very bad impression of the quality of the Linux kernel.
    >
    > The keyword in this sentence is "stable."
    > Could you maybe come up with this again at around 2.6.40? :)

    The first stable kernel of the 2.6 kernel series will be 2.6.0.

    My patch or omething similar should go into 2.6 before 2.6.0 .
    Whether 2.6.0-test2 or 2.6.0-test15 is the right time is a different
    question - as long as it's before 2.6.0 .

    > Tomas Szepe <szepe@pinerecords.com>

    cu
    Adrian

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