Messages in this thread | | | From | "Jim Crilly" <> | Date | Mon, 6 Feb 2006 19:37:13 -0500 | Subject | Re: Which is simpler? (Was Re: [Suspend2-devel] Re: [ 00/10] [Suspend2] Modules support.) |
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On 02/07/06 12:51:40AM +0100, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote: > Hi, > > This point is valid, but I don't think the users will _have_ _to_ switch to the > userland suspend. AFAICT we are going to keep the kernel-based code > as long as necessary. > > We are just going to implement features in the user space that need not be > implemented in the kernel. Of course they can be implemented in the > kernel, and you have shown that clearly, but since they need not be there, > we should at least try to implement them in the user space and see how this > works. > > Frankly, I have no strong opinion on whether they _should_ be implemented > in the user space or in the kernel, but I think we won't know that until > we actually _try_. >
Some of the stuff belongs in userspace without a doubt, like the UI. But why was the cryptoapi stuff added to the kernel if everytime someone goes to use it people yell "That's too much complexity, do it in userspace!"?
> That said, I like the idea and I'm going to work on it. I'll also appreciate > any help very much. > > Greetings, > Rafael
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