Messages in this thread | | | From | "Rafael J. Wysocki" <> | Subject | Re: klibc (was: 2.6.18 -mm merge plans) | Date | Tue, 6 Jun 2006 22:56:55 +0200 |
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Hi,
On Tuesday 06 June 2006 17:20, Pavel Machek wrote: > > >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.
[cough] How distant is the future you're referring to?
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