Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2013 07:41:33 -0600 From: Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com> To: Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org> Cc: Ilya Bakulin <ilya@bakulin.de>, Lev Serebryakov <lev@freebsd.org>, "freebsd-embedded@freebsd.org" <freebsd-embedded@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: [PATCH] SDIO support for Globalscale Dreamplug Message-ID: <3E92A91E-2B00-47DF-9E14-35E8B9D4DF89@bsdimp.com> In-Reply-To: <CAJ-Vmokf2%2BY=m28pVPHxqD3RsRbVN7YKLmCgunvDXVt31HHDeQ@mail.gmail.com> References: <20130702145905.GA1847@olymp.kibab.com> <51D3097A.8010601@FreeBSD.org> <51D3282C.1090701@bakulin.de> <C92CE8E1-75A0-459F-95DA-956D03DCB2E2@bsdimp.com> <20130703222002.GA60491@olymp.kibab.com> <51D50C55.1040300@myspectrum.nl> <51D531CB.3060300@bakulin.de> <51D5FE4C.9060102@bakulin.de> <20130821095849.GA7322@olymp.kibab.com> <CAJ-VmomavguSzg8z%2BRA81vv1KSAGrLWimQPZGZR_N9TkSymG-w@mail.gmail.com> <5215AD32.3080800@bakulin.de> <3C9989C8-BB72-4BD6-9246-4AD3790D4732@bsdimp.com> <5215BCB1.4020308@bakulin.de> <361422452.20130822114210@serebryakov.spb.ru> <CAJ-VmomfQi6x71AA_M84ZrGVePZ9uPewhqNwRTHcLUzee0q33A@mail.gmail.com> <5216FFF0.9090403@bakulin.de> <CAJ-Vmokf2%2BY=m28pVPHxqD3RsRbVN7YKLmCgunvDXVt31HHDeQ@mail.gmail.com>
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On Aug 23, 2013, at 1:24 AM, Adrian Chadd wrote: > It only infects the kernel if it's linked in. And only for the people distributing it.... > So, only have it build as a module for now! We have several GPL'd bits of code that can be built into the kernel, but that we don't have in GENERIC. So you kinda have to do both to follow the established pattern. And the GPL stuff is built as part of LINT.... Warner > > > -adrian > > > On 22 August 2013 23:23, Ilya Bakulin <ilya@bakulin.de> wrote: > >> On 22.08.13 23:25, Adrian Chadd wrote: >>> ... just do a driver port from Linux. >>> >>> Make sure your new code is in different, BSD licenced source files. >>> >>> We can then either import it into contrib/, or use it as a reference to >>> generate chipset documentation and then have someone else fill in the >>> routines one BSD routine at a time. >>> >>> >>> >>> -adrian >>> >> >> OK, yeah it will be faster than waiting for docs that will never come :-) >> I think there is no need to import the code, after all we would probably >> prefer not to include GPL code in kernel, which would mean that the >> whole kernel gets infected. >> -- >> Regards, >> Ilya Bakulin >> > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-embedded@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-embedded > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-embedded-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"help
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