diff options
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/process/stable-api-nonsense.rst')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/process/stable-api-nonsense.rst | 15 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/process/stable-api-nonsense.rst b/Documentation/process/stable-api-nonsense.rst index 24f5aeecee91..a9625ab1fdc2 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/stable-api-nonsense.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/stable-api-nonsense.rst @@ -169,14 +169,13 @@ driver for every different kernel version for every distribution is a nightmare, and trying to keep up with an ever changing kernel interface is also a rough job. -Simple, get your kernel driver into the main kernel tree (remember we -are talking about GPL released drivers here, if your code doesn't fall -under this category, good luck, you are on your own here, you leech -<insert link to leech comment from Andrew and Linus here>.) If your -driver is in the tree, and a kernel interface changes, it will be fixed -up by the person who did the kernel change in the first place. This -ensures that your driver is always buildable, and works over time, with -very little effort on your part. +Simple, get your kernel driver into the main kernel tree (remember we are +talking about drivers released under a GPL-compatible license here, if your +code doesn't fall under this category, good luck, you are on your own here, +you leech). If your driver is in the tree, and a kernel interface changes, +it will be fixed up by the person who did the kernel change in the first +place. This ensures that your driver is always buildable, and works over +time, with very little effort on your part. The very good side effects of having your driver in the main kernel tree are: |