Brad,
Thanks for the feedback. It's very helpful.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brad Hards [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Saturday, May 06, 2000 1:43 AM <<<<<<<<<<<<<?????????????
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> "Dunlap, Randy" wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > Let's assume (yes, I know what that means) that 2.4.0
> > will be released soon... what do we need to focus on
> > in the next few (or many) weeks to assure:
> >
> > - decent behavior of USB (minimal oops/bug reports)
> > - satisfied users (at least of devices that we have support for)
> [stuff snipped]
> In all this discussion of usbdevfs (which I do understand is key
> infrastructure) and its future, I think that this point got missed.
Which "this point"?
> Things that I think need to be done for 2.4.0:
> * Get usb-storage out of experimental state, and make it
> build and work in the kernel
Matt just explained why I didn't include it in the hot list.
I think that it's coming along very well. If it starts to
slide backwards, it will be added back to the hot list.
> * More testing on HID devices (especially touchpads and
> UPCs), plus some
> more work on the binding to user space programs.
> * More testing on printers.
I'd like to see _more testing_ on everything.
usbdevfs and/or devfs discussions are about binding
in general, altho there hasn't been much of a HID
focus to it.
> * Integration of the CATC and kaweth drivers into the kernel,
> and heavy
> testing / debugging of these two and the ADMtek driver such that they
> can get out of experimental state.
> * Single UHCI driver.
> * Make OHCI driver work with PPC (iMac?) architecture chipset. (Maybe
> done, just needs testing?)
Tom Rini says it's OK now. I'd like to hear from Paulus too...
> * Changes to Config to make USB, UHCI, OHCI and HID (input
> keyboard and
> mouse) by default (plus maybe usbdevfs, but there is already
> plenty said
> on that). Also clean up description names and help
> information (again).
Changes to Config to make ... by default what? "enabled/Yes/Module" ?
> This list is in rough priority order, based on how I see Linux users
> adopting USB devices and the current state of Linux USB.
I think that HID should be before storage in usage/adoption.
Webcams are very popular. Where should they be prioritized?
Your adoption order is very close to what I expect.
> Randy: do you anticipate taking a 2.4.x kernel to PlugFest? :)
Whatever's current/latest at that time. See
http://www.infoworld.com/articles/pi/xml/00/05/04/000504pilinux.xml
~Randy
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