Hi!
> > - I have a new synchronous card driver which I haven't submitted yet to
> > you because there is still one issue to be cleared. If I don't get it on
> > 2.3.x, does it mean it won't get to the 2.4.x src tree?? This is a
> > completely new driver. You mention to "see you in 2.5.x" scared me... :)
>
> I can add it during 2.4.x - adding new drivers is not a problem, the same
> way we have added new drivers to 2.2.x.
>
> But at this point I'd prefer to not get it for the pre-2.4.x series, just
> to make the patches smaller and hopefully bug-fixes only.
>
> The only special case would be if somebody comes out with a driver that is
> for something =SO= popular that I think everybody will want it in 2.4.0
> and not have to wait. I can't think of any such thing off-hand, but maybe
> a softmodem driver would count for psychological reasons or something like
> that.
FYI softmodem driver for lucent modems is there, but it stays
completely userspace, because it is more convient that way.
[No, you can't do data transfers with it. You can use it as telephony
card, through. But v.34 is userspace thingie, anyways.]
Pavel
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