On Sun, Oct 04, 2009 at 04:58:15PM +0100, Ben Hutchings wrote: > As discussed at LPC, Debian currently has the following extra modules: > > aufs2 > ----- > > A union filesystem implementation; used by the Debian and Ubuntu live > CDs. The 'standalone' (modular) version could be a candidate for > staging. Although the documentation says that it requires many > additional symbols to be exported, currently it only requires > release_open_intent(). > > Debian: http://packages.debian.org/source/sid/aufs > Upstream: http://aufs.sourceforge.net/
This will never go upstream the two different union-fs-like solutions will obsolete it. One is in-kernel, and one is using FUSE. Both should be finished in a few months. > batman > ------ > > A mesh routing system. Maybe a candidate for staging; try asking > upstream. > > Debian: http://packages.debian.org/source/sid/batmand > Upstream: http://www.open-mesh.net/browser/trunk/batman/linux/modules > > batman-adv > ---------- > > A mesh bridging system. As for batman. > > Debian: http://packages.debian.org/source/sid/batman-adv-kernelland > Upstream: http://www.open-mesh.net/browser/trunk/batman-adv-kernelland Please post this code, if it's a module, and the developers want it upstream, I'll be glad to take it in staging. > loop-aes > -------- > > A replacement for the loop block driver adding optional encryption. > This is to be replaced by compatible modes in dm-crypt. Ok, can be dropped. > lzma > ---- > > LZMA decompression functions. Already replaced by > lib/decompress_unlzma.c. Can be dropped. > speakup > ------- > > Speech synthesiser drivers and screen reader support for the console. > Maybe a candidate for staging; try asking upstream. I have heard that > it has security flaws but have not reviewed the code myself. > > Debian: http://packages.debian.org/source/sid/speakup > Upstream: http://linux-speakup.org/speakup.html It's already upstream (well the core is, the individual drivers are slowly being forward ported to the new interface.) So you can drop this. > tp-smapi > -------- > > ThinkPad platform driver using 'SMAPI'. Possibly not a candidate for > staging as it seems to replace existing drivers. (Why don't people just > send patches?!) > > Debian: http://packages.debian.org/source/sid/tp-smapi > Upstream: http://tpctl.sourceforge.net/ I still have no idea why people are developing this code :( > virtualbox-ose, virtualbox-ose-guest > ------------------------------------ > > Not candidates for staging. But are candidates for the big round bin in the corner, that's some bad code... thanks, greg k-h -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-kernel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org