Fixing bugs

Fixing bugs

Posted Sep 30, 2007 17:15 UTC (Sun) by filker0 (guest, #31278)
In reply to: Drivers reveal their interfaces by Zoborov
Parent article: The Linux Driver Project takes off

Someone with the docs is always in a better position to fix the bugs, but not having them does not preclude fixing bugs, Theo de Raadt's comments notwithstanding.

It's not always fun, but it is possible. I've done it more than once, at least once where all I had was a binary driver, a scope, and a knowlege of what the driver was supposed to be doing. Having non- obfusticated source code is very much like having register level docs, plus a little theory of operation thrown in.

What you're really doing is questioning GKH's integrity, his intelligence, and his committment to Free and Open Source. Until he's produced a driver, you are welcome to worry that he might produce the source eqivilent to a binary blob, but you conclude that you will.

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