Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1946122AbXBPUXW (ORCPT ); Fri, 16 Feb 2007 15:23:22 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1946126AbXBPUXV (ORCPT ); Fri, 16 Feb 2007 15:23:21 -0500 Received: from nf-out-0910.google.com ([64.233.182.190]:54254 "EHLO nf-out-0910.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1946122AbXBPUXV (ORCPT ); Fri, 16 Feb 2007 15:23:21 -0500 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=received:date:from:to:cc:subject:message-id:references:mime-version:content-type:content-disposition:in-reply-to:user-agent; b=fbBrR0H8EounLMKs5lcwRyi2GGaVNM9IVSPoIfDj87rxeZoQdzVAhRDt10W/6K3loMq7rd6mNW+rrdthShx91C8zDa1wmSceBSu/t4e5p7m67Av4/FrniFL+8gh6dExbwfdRjplyEEBbArAZwGYhMOgFmU9anbVEwwTffdLnw2s= Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 23:20:36 +0300 From: "Cyrill V. Gorcunov" To: Evgeniy Polyakov Cc: linux-kernel-list Subject: Re: [patch 05/11] syslets: core code Message-ID: <20070216202036.GA10190@cvg> References: <20070215181059.GC20997@2ka.mipt.ru> <20070215190413.GA23953@2ka.mipt.ru> <20070216085706.GA22868@2ka.mipt.ru> <20070216160525.GA21160@2ka.mipt.ru> <2c0942db0702160853s18f650ccsa7270c047d94a41b@mail.gmail.com> <20070216165854.GA18522@2ka.mipt.ru> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20070216165854.GA18522@2ka.mipt.ru> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.13 (2006-08-11) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1096 Lines: 29 On Fri, Feb 16, 2007 at 07:58:54PM +0300, Evgeniy Polyakov wrote: | Absolutely. | And if overall system design is good, there is no problem to change | (well, for those who fail to read to the end and understand my english | replace 'to change' with 'to create and commit') interface to the state | where it will satisfy all (majority of) users. | | Situations when system is designed from interface down to system ends up | with one thread per IO and huge limitations on how system is going to be | used at all. | | -- | Evgeniy Polyakov I'm sorry for meddling in conversation but I think Linus misunderstood you. If I'm right you propose to "create and commit" _new_ interfaces only? I mean _changing_ of interfaces exported to user space is very painfull... for further support. Don't swear at me if I wrote something stupid ;) -- Cyrill - 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/