Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 18 May 2005 20:57:00 -0700 (PDT) | Subject | Re: [RFC] Cachemap for 2.6.12rc4-mm1. Was Re: [PATCH] enhance x86 MTRR handling | From | "Randy Dunlap" <> |
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Andi Kleen said: >> I have no doubts that this isn't in ready condition yet. at the last >> time I was working on this, I remember I was comparing how it behaved >> on various systems at my disposal and there were some glaring problems >> I was trying to take notes on. I think they were cachemap api >> problems, but I don't recall the details. I'll try to review the >> current code and old email to remember. > > I plan to do more work in this area in the future too. > >> >> right now I think there were a lot of excessive printouts for >> debugging purposes. I also have no doubts that there are coding style >> differences that need to be cleaned up (feel free to tell me when my >> code >> sucks or isn't up to style). > > Perhaps should concentrate on the basic design first. > >> >> on a side note, last I was working on this I still had to keep an >> extra tree around and manually diff things, which is a burden and easy >> to goof things up. is there an easier way to do this? it looks like >> you guys are experimenting with git, is there an faq on how to get >> started with that? > > I use quilt (http://quilt.sourceforge.net) for keeping patchkits. > Works well. It is not a real SCM, but can be combined with one.
make that http://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/quilt
the sf.net 'quilt' says: Quilt is a Java software development tool that measures coverage....
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