Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2006 19:20:49 +1000 From: Peter Jeremy <peterjeremy@optushome.com.au> To: Yar Tikhiy <yar@comp.chem.msu.su> Cc: cvs-src@freebsd.org, src-committers@freebsd.org, cvs-all@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/share/examples/drivers make_device_driver.sh Message-ID: <20060810092049.GB733@turion.vk2pj.dyndns.org> In-Reply-To: <20060810063312.GD93633@comp.chem.msu.su> References: <200608061106.k76B6ahO042778@repoman.freebsd.org> <44D5F2C1.7080606@inse.ru> <20060808124221.GO54416@comp.chem.msu.su> <20060808142616.S45647@fledge.watson.org> <44D89ED3.3000805@inse.ru> <20060808152429.W45647@fledge.watson.org> <44DA5C5A.70404@inse.ru> <20060810063312.GD93633@comp.chem.msu.su>
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--DKU6Jbt7q3WqK7+M Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Thu, 2006-Aug-10 10:33:12 +0400, Yar Tikhiy wrote: >...and if you manage to make the driver do some real job so that >people start using it in production, it will have nearly zero chance >to fall into oblivion; it will remain in a very good shape instead. We already have have hundreds of drivers that meet this description. The problem with having a real driver is that someone who wants to use it as a skeleton has to first separate the "boilerplate" from the functional parts. OTOH, having a well-commented and working driver can be very useful when trying to understand how to get from the boilerplate to a real driver. Addressing the latter point: It would be useful if (eg) the README file gave a few examples of drivers that made good examples for basing other drivers on. I know people have made various suggestions in mailing lists over the years but I don't believe the answers have been collected by anyone. --=20 Peter Jeremy --DKU6Jbt7q3WqK7+M Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFE2vpx/opHv/APuIcRAnCAAJ95RblqYC4n59MMYnTEwYWzhO3mEACgnOX/ CIOvzbhAxZNDnelgh2h4qVA= =73fg -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --DKU6Jbt7q3WqK7+M--
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