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SubjectRe: [RFC] - LXR on kernel.org ? was: Re: What tools to use?
On 11 May 2007 10:56:33 +0200, Arne Georg Gleditsch
<argggh@dolphinics.no> wrote:
> devzero@web.de writes:
> > I like lxr pretty much. i`m not a programmer, but i often need some
> > information on "what`s the driver version of xyz in latest kernel" or
> > "was this or that feature/patch already being merged" or "i have this
> > line of code in kernel - how does it look in recent kernel , did it
> > change " ?
> >
> > over the years, i have downloaded tons of kernels for this, very much
> > waste of bandwidth and time - because whenever i need to take a look,
> > i have no recent kernel source around - so i need to download that big
> > thing and go trough that untar orgy. having recent
> > browsable/searchable and easy to find lxr`ed kernel-source online
> > would be really great
> >
> > i seldom find lxr for current kernels on the net, so i just wonder:
> > [..]
>
> I maintain the original LXR site at lxr.linux.no, which unfortunately
> tends to lag behind quite a bit. This is partly due to lack of time
> to keep it current on my part, but also due to the fact that adding
> new kernels to the version running on lxr.linux.no is a bit more time
> and resource-consuming than it ought to be. Better support for both
> incremental indexing and git-based repos is forthcoming, and I hope
> the situation will improve a bit with that. I'll keep you posted.
>
> --
Now, if you merged the beauty of LXR with the wiki goodness of
kernelnewbies.org, and somehow kept it current <waves hands> that
could be cool.
--
Chris
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