[openib-general] RE: RFC clean up gen2/branches/1.0/src/

[Sean Hefty]

Bryan O'Sullivan wrote:
> Basically, I am reluctant to completely drop things like SDP support and
> drivers that are not in upstream kernels.  In every one of these cases,
> I'd prefer to make the sources available with the caveat that they are
> "technology previews" where binary compatibility with future releases is
> not assured.
> 
> That way, people can try out SDP, for example, without Michael having to
> worry about that socket family issue.  In the release notes, we can make
> clear which components are "core" stable features, and which are in
> preview form for people to kick the tires on.

Having parts of release 1.0 be true release quality, and other parts of it be 
alpha/beta quality is confusing.  There's nothing to prevent a user from getting 
SDP or driver X directly from svn if they want to run some sort of technology 
preview code.  IMO, everything that goes in release 1.0 should be release 
quality, and anything else should be packaged separately.

Regarding SDP specifically, testing the current code doesn't seem that useful 
given the number of changes that Michael is planning on making.

- Sean