Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 07 Jan 2004 18:56:54 -0500 | From | Jeff Garzik <> | Subject | Re: [autofs] [RFC] Towards a Modern Autofs |
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Mike Waychison wrote: > You wouldn't put a bdflush daemon in userspace either would you? The > loop in question is just that; (overly simplified): > > while (1) { > f = ask_kernel_if_anything_looks_inactive(); > if (f) { > try_to_umount(f); > continue; > } else { > sleep(x seconds); > } > } > > My point is, if this is the only active action done by userspace, why > open it up to being broken?
You're still using arguments -against- putting software in the kernel. You don't decrease software's chances of "being broken" by putting it in the kernel, the opposite occurs -- you increase the likelihood of making the entire system unstable. This is one point that Solaris and Win32 have both missed :)
Jeff
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