| Date | Tue, 6 Jun 2006 15:20:42 +0000 | From | Pavel Machek <> | Subject | Re: klibc (was: 2.6.18 -mm merge plans) |
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Hi!
> >git-klibc.patch > > > > Similar. This all appears to work sufficiently well > > for a 2.6.18 merge. But it's been so long since klibc > > was a hot topic that I've forgotten who > > wanted it, and what for. > > > > Can whoever has an interest in this work please pipe > > up and let's get our > > direction sorted out quickly. > > > > klibc (early userspace) in its current form is > fundamentally a cleanup. What it does is unload code > from the kernel which has no fundamental reason to be > kernel code (written during kernel rules, with all the > problems it entails.) The initial code to have removed > is the root-mounting code, with all the various ugly > mutations of that (ramdisk loading, NFS root, initrd...) > > The original idea was due Al Viro; obviously, the > implementation is mostly mine. > > It is of course my hope that this will be used for more > than just plain initialization code, but that in itself > is a significant step, and one has to start somewhere.
It allows me to unify swsusp & uswsusp into one in future, for example, reducing code duplication. klibc looks like good thing.
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