Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1161821AbXECKbx (ORCPT ); Thu, 3 May 2007 06:31:53 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1161817AbXECKbx (ORCPT ); Thu, 3 May 2007 06:31:53 -0400 Received: from one.firstfloor.org ([213.235.205.2]:59841 "EHLO one.firstfloor.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1161821AbXECKbw (ORCPT ); Thu, 3 May 2007 06:31:52 -0400 Date: Thu, 3 May 2007 12:31:48 +0200 From: Andi Kleen To: Mathieu Desnoyers Cc: Andrew Morton , Christoph Hellwig , Andi Kleen , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, rusty@rustcorp.com.au, wfg@ustc.edu Subject: Re: 2.6.22 -mm merge plans Message-ID: <20070503103148.GA18822@one.firstfloor.org> References: <20070430162007.ad46e153.akpm@linux-foundation.org> <20070501220803.GA27698@Krystal> <20070502104413.GC4392@one.firstfloor.org> <20070502094707.4197ab7a.akpm@linux-foundation.org> <20070502172934.GA17782@infradead.org> <20070502203627.GA18733@Krystal> <20070502135336.6d6d3569.akpm@linux-foundation.org> <20070502231104.GA26045@Krystal> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20070502231104.GA26045@Krystal> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1087 Lines: 25 > If we are looking at current "potential users" that are already in > mainline, we could change blktrace to make it use the markers. Ok, but do it step by step: - split out useful pieces like the "patched in enable/disable flags" and submit them separate with an example user or two [I got a couple of candidates e.g. with some of the sysctls in VM or networking] - post and merge that. - don't implement anything initially that is not needed by blktrace - post a minimal marker patch together with the blktrace conversion for review again on linux-kernel - await review comments. This review would not cover the basic need of markers, just the specific implementation. - then potentially merge incorporate review comments - then merge - later add features with individual review/discussion as new users in the kernel are added. -Andi - 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/