Re: [PATCH] 2.4.1p4 : dmasound ed21- Pismo byte-swap

On 1/18/01 8:30 PM, Iain Sandoe wrote:

my only justification is a case of expediency:

many apps ; one driver ; very, very few linux ppc audio developers.

Do you have any hard number?  How many *popular* apps does the pismo change
break?  I don't there are so many linux audio apps to begin with.

If and when ALSA is accepted into linux we can/will throw this current
driver away.  If it is built as a module - it has no lasting impact on the
kernel.

I think ALSA will be in, but do you know for sure OSS will go away?
Besides, people will be using 2.4 for a long time, and I don't think OSS
will go away from 2.4 ever.


Takashi Oe


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