Re: [Openvortex-dev] [PATCH] vortex_workaround cleanup

[Jeff Muizelaar]

On Thu, Mar 25, 2004 at 06:56:14PM -0800, Shamus wrote:
> I think the answer is yes. If you think of the person who has one of
> these cards who is installing a Linux distro (with precompiled binaries,
> 'natch) who has needs the workaround, it would be *much* better to have
> a module parameter to enable it then to have the poor schmuck have to
> muck around with compiling his own (i.e, the distro installer would
> check for the VIA bug and set the module parameter).
> 
> So while it may be a hassle for the coders (when is it not? ;-) from an
> end user perspective this kind of thing is a godsend.
> 
> In my opinion, of course... ;-)
>

But autodetection already enables the workaround for all the cases that we
know need it. Without the easy fix the poor schmuck will have to
complain to us. This means we can fix autodetection, and no one will
have to run into the problem again. 

With the module parameter the poor schmuck has to search for a
way/reason to enable the workaround. If he/she finds it then they hit a
switch and forget about it, we never hear about it, and so can't fix
it for anyone else. If they don't find the workaround they are in the
same situation as if it hadn't been there at all.

-Jeff