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 >=20 >=20 > -adrian >=20 >=20 > On 22 August 2013 23:23, Ilya Bakulin <ilya@bakulin.de> wrote: >=20 >> On 22.08.13 23:25, Adrian Chadd wrote: >>> ... just do a driver port from Linux. >>>=20 >>> Make sure your new code is in different, BSD licenced source files. >>>=20 >>> 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. >>>=20 >>>=20 >>>=20 >>> -adrian >>>=20 >>=20 >> 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 >>=20 > _______________________________________________ > 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"
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