Wolfgang Denk wrote: >In message <20040521192333.GI6763 at smtp.west.cox.net> you wrote: > >>First, when this has come up in the past, the first question is why is >>this useful, given that with the hardware and peripherals in question, >>loadable drivers aren't really useful (and don't shoot the messenger >>please). >> > >As has been discussed before, too, loadable drivers are very useful >during development; they can even be useful in production systems >when you need and easy way to update software updates in a running >system. > >The fact that hte existing drivers don't support this is IMHO more of >an historical lapse than an argument for or against such a feature. > >The fact alone that this is at least the third implementation and >this feature which was submitted for inclusion with the public trees >should make clear that there is some need for it. > >Best regards, > >Wolfgang Denk > > I'll just pop in here and say that I already have & maintain a proper dpalloc for 8xx.
Tom I would very much like either Rune's or my version gets included at least in 2.6. The argument for not needing modules is not very convincing IMHO. Just my ?0.02. >-- >Software Engineering: Embedded and Realtime Systems, Embedded Linux >Phone: (+49)-8142-4596-87 Fax: (+49)-8142-4596-88 Email: wd at denx.de >Little known fact about Middle Earth: The Hobbits had a very sophi- >sticated computer network! It was a Tolkien Ring... > > > > > Regards Pantelis ** Sent via the linuxppc-embedded mail list. See http://lists.linuxppc.org/
