On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 01:31:20PM -0600, Chris Adams wrote:
Once upon a time, Matthew Garrett <mjg59(a)srcf.ucam.org> said:
> If the headers describe a stable interface that should be used by
> userland then it's a kernel bug that they're not being exported. If they
> don't, you shouldn't use them.
I believe the headers describe what is intended to be a stable
interface. Would that be something I should bring up on linux-kernel?
Probably better to look the driver up in MAINTAINERS and contact the
people there.
If the interface is supposed to be stable, asking upstream kernel to
change isn't going to help make a package any time soon (and likely
never for EPEL). Is it permissible to carry the necessary headers in
the SRPM until they are no longer needed?
From a technical perspective? Sure. Better to do that than add a
gratuitous additional package.
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