On Sat, 2004-09-04 at 11:43, Dave Airlie wrote: > > > > Umm, the Linux kernel isn't about minimizing interfaces. We don't link a > > copy of scsi helpers into each scsi driver either, or libata into each sata > > driver. > > true but the DRM isn't only about the Linux kernel, the DRM is a lowlevel > component of a much larger system, of which the DRM just has to reside in > the kernel,
you seem to be confusing 2 things. The kernel<->userspace interface is supposed to be stable, and it should be so that you can basically decouple X and kernel versions. Within the kernel you should go for the best interface (where "best" is a notion that is flexible over time) because 1) you can and 2) you are suboptimal in both performance and maintenance if you don't
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