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Why Linux doesn't have a driver framework? That's seems the problem here. It exists in Windows, FreeBSD and probably elsewhere too.
by tasogare 7y ago
Why Linux doesn't have a driver framework? That's seems the problem here. It exists in Windows, FreeBSD and probably elsewhere too.
- adrianN 7y agoTo encourage people to either open source their drivers so that they can be maintained inside the kernel tree, or to pay the cost of updating their stuff themselves so that Linux kernel hackers don't have to pay for backwards compatibility.
- pjmlp 7y agoIt does wonders for those stuck with AMD cards on their laptops not supported by the open sourced driver.
- underlines 7y agoif i understand the discussion correctly user space drivers could not help, right? and sadly, user space drivers in android are fairly limited. https://developer.android.com/things/sdk/drivers https://developer.android.com/things/sdk/drivers
- the_why_of_y 7y agohttp://www.kroah.com/log/linux/stable_api_nonsense.html http://www.kroah.com/log/linux/stable_api_nonsense.html