Messages in this thread | | | From | jos poortvliet <> | Subject | Re: [ck] Re: 2.6.18-rc1 | Date | Mon, 10 Jul 2006 23:58:21 +0200 |
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Op maandag 10 juli 2006 05:08, schreef Con Kolivas: > I see the merge window closed and swap prefetch got bypassed again. I'd > like to believe it was an oversight but far more likely that Andrew remains > undecided about whether it should go in or not. > > No bug reports have come from it in 6 months, the code has remained > unchanged for 3 months, it is as unobtrusive as a driver that is not > compiled in when !CONFIGed and there are numerous reports from satisfied > users (even ones that made it to the scary grounds of lkml). The only thing > that happens is Nick keeps threatening to review it over and over and over > and.... > > I'm not sure what else needs to happen?
That's what I wonder about. What exactly are the criteria for getting something in the kernel? People who want it, and someone willing to maintain it are part of it, I guess... Good design? The Right Thing, The Right Way?
Now I wouldn't say Andrew is 'nobody', and if he objects, that's something for sure. But he doesn't even object (do you?).
I like swap prefetch, and it works for me. I can patch it in myself, so its not all that important to me. And its just a small thing. But many small things...
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