Re: PATCH - InfiniBand Access Layer (IBAL)

[Timothy Miller]

Linus Torvalds wrote:
> On Wed, 25 Feb 2004, Sam Ravnborg wrote:
>
> > If we take the vendor persåective here. Then why should they make their
> > driver open source, when the middle layer is not part of the 
> > main stream kernel?
>
>
> And why should we take the vendor perspective?
>
> We don't add drivers for stuff that doesn't exist, and is not even likely 
> to be used much. That way, when problems occur (and they _will_ occur), 
> the burden of the crap will be firmly on the shoulders of the people who 
> should care.

I was not suggesting that we add drivers or even the middle layer to the 
mainline kernel until there is some use for it.  Rather, it wouldn't be 
a bad idea for someone to DEVELOP it as a patch which could be mainlined 
the moment there became a demand for it.  This also leaves the work in 
the hands of those who should care, because anyone using the middle 
layer has the 'disadvantage' of using a non-standard patch which they 
have to take responsibility for using.

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