Theodore Ts’o • 2/25/2009

Binary-only device drivers for Linux and the supportability matrix of doom

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The article examines the support problems caused by proprietary, binary-only kernel drivers like EMC PowerPath on Linux systems, highlighting user difficulties with kernel updates and vendor lock-in. It mentions the development of the open-source dm-multipath as a potential replacement and critiques the complex 'supportability matrix' imposed by vendors.

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