Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 29 Jan 2004 11:41:31 -0800 (PST) | From | Linus Torvalds <> | Subject | Re: PATCH - NGROUPS 2.6.2rc2 + fixups |
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On Thu, 29 Jan 2004, Tim Hockin wrote: > > What think?
I still don't understand the complexity.
Why the list of pages? Is there really any valid use for this that could overflow a simple "kmalloc()"? How many groups do people really really need?
I just find it wrong to go from 32 to millions. And a few thousand can trivially be handled by a normal "kmalloc()".
Basically, I find overdesign physically nauseating. This is less so than the original stuff, but I'm still finding myself asking "Why?".
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