Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261837AbTIYTne (ORCPT ); Thu, 25 Sep 2003 15:43:34 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261586AbTIYTne (ORCPT ); Thu, 25 Sep 2003 15:43:34 -0400 Received: from mcomail03.maxtor.com ([134.6.76.14]:64014 "EHLO mcomail03.maxtor.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261837AbTIYTnc (ORCPT ); Thu, 25 Sep 2003 15:43:32 -0400 Message-ID: <785F348679A4D5119A0C009027DE33C105CDB177@mcoexc04.mlm.maxtor.com> From: "Mudama, Eric" To: "'ebiederm@xmission.com'" , Linus Torvalds Cc: andrea@kernel.org, Kernel Mailing List , Matthew Wilcox , Marcelo Tosatti , Larry McVoy Subject: RE: log-buf-len dynamic Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2003 13:43:29 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) Content-Type: text/plain Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1103 Lines: 26 > -----Original Message----- > From: ebiederm@xmission.com [mailto:ebiederm@xmission.com] > Subject: Re: log-buf-len dynamic > > I expressed it badly. But the kernel using BK both introduces people > to BK, and it validates BK as a useful tool. Especially as the kernel > tends to embody many of the best practices in the community. Personally I fail to see the problem with this. BK must be (I assume) a useful tool to someone, or it wouldn't exist. > I am pretty certain I could write up something that got the core of > the repository right in a month or two. I've only been following LKML for about 4 months, and this must be the 5th or 6th time I've seen someone post an email with this jist to it. If it only took a month or two, I am sure someone would have posted an announcement about their new tool in the time I've been on the list. --eric - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/