Messages in this thread |  | | From | Daniel Phillips <> | Subject | Re: [linux-usb-devel] Re: [BK PATCH] USB changes for 2.5.34 | Date | Sun, 15 Sep 2002 21:07:00 +0200 |
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On Sunday 15 September 2002 20:06, Linus Torvalds wrote: > On Sun, 15 Sep 2002, Daniel Phillips wrote: > > > > Let's try a different show of hands: How many users would be happier if > > they knew that kernel developers are using modern techniques to improve > > the quality of the kernel? > > You're all talk and no action. > > The last time I looked, the people who really _do_ improve the quality of > the kernel don't tend to care too much about debuggers, or are at least > capable to add a patch on their own.
Oh sure. So last week's page release race counts as no action, and htree is not the fastest directory index in the known universe. I could go on. What I do not do is rub people's faces in every little thing I do. Please remember who found the last truncate race of the year, just before 2.4.0-prerelease.
> In fact, of the people who opened their mouth about the BUG() issue, how > many actually ended up personally _debugging_ the BUG() that we were > talking about?
I am personally working on a different problem.
> I did. Matt probably did. But I didn't see you fixing it with your > debugger.
I am setting up the debugger to work on the DAC960.
> So next time you bring up the kernel debugger issue, show some code and > real improvement first. Until then, don't spout off.
You're shooting way wide of the target.
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