> Is there any work in Linux undergoing to separate Linux drivers and the
> the main kernel, and manage drivers using a package management system
> that only manages kernel drivers and modules? If this can be done, the
> kernel maintenance can be simple, and will end-up with a more stable
> (less frequent changed) kernel API for drivers, also make every
> developers of drivers happy.
Not very seriously. Kernel developers really like the ability to change
every user of a kernel programming interface within a single source tree.
Breaking it up would make it harder to change the device driver interface
when necessary. (It's already hard enough; nobody does it for fun.)
Also, a hardware manufacturer looking for a "stable API" is often
really looking for a stable *binary* interface because they want to
ship binary-only drivers.
The Linux developers are quite opposed to that, for a variety of excellent
reasons I won't bother enumerating. Linus has said he'll (grudgingly)
allow it, but won't lift a finger to help. Linux development sailed
away from the idea of a stable binary interface years ago, and isn't
looking back.
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