Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 24 Jan 2008 20:51:33 +0100 | From | Pavel Machek <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH for mm] Remove iBCS support |
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On Fri 2008-01-25 04:25:24, David Newall wrote: > Adrian Bunk wrote: > > Removing dead code makes: > > - the kernel smaller, > > - the kernel faster and > > - makes it easier to maintain the non-dead code. > > > > The performance benefit is trivial, and the improvement to > maintainability is even less. > > > All of these are considered useful by the people who actually > > contribute to the Linux kernel. > > > > Contributions to the kernel take forms other than just code. I'm > contributing in this very instance by putting the argument against > removal of code. Once removed it'll be much harder to re-insert than to > repair in-situ.
/-------------------------\ | | | Stop feeding the TROLL | | | \-------------------------/ || || || || || || || (yes, that's you, David. You are wasting everyone's time. Go away.)
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