Because Linus said so.
It is sort of like when a teenager asks their parent for permission
to do something, and the parent says "No". The teenager asks why not?
The answer is "Because I said so."
>
> So what is the difference between breaking all source and then
> inserting NULLs, or appending the new method and taking advantage of
> automatic structure initialisation. The only difference I've seen is
> that one approach breaks things and requires lots of effort.
>
> Again, if there is some other hidden assumption going on here, I'd
> like to know. But *nobody* has explained how the breakage has helped
> anything.
Does it necessarily have to have a definite purpose?
Hold on here comes the conspiracy theories. The Linux version of
the X-Files. Brought to you by the Bud Lite Penguin.
>
> It would have been a different matter is a significant proportion of
> drivers were modified by the patch to now have real flush()
> methods. But that isn't the case: they're all set to NULL. The only
> conclusion I can make from this is that flush() is optional for almost
> every driver.
>
> No, David, it's not a case of me not listening. It's a case of people
> not explaining things clearly. If I'm wrong in flush() being optional,
> then there is some hidden assumption.
>
> Maybe the inner circle *does* know some deep dark secret, but *I*
> don't know it and it hasn't been made public. In light of this, my
> questions are entirely reasonable. Instead of flaming me for pursuing
> this, why not come forth with some clearer explanations?
>
> Regards,
>
> Richard....
>
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