Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1762870AbYBFDGT (ORCPT ); Tue, 5 Feb 2008 22:06:19 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1756126AbYBFDGM (ORCPT ); Tue, 5 Feb 2008 22:06:12 -0500 Received: from host11.christianwebhost.com ([209.239.40.233]:50643 "EHLO host11.christianwebhost.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755535AbYBFDGL (ORCPT ); Tue, 5 Feb 2008 22:06:11 -0500 X-Greylist: delayed 2247 seconds by postgrey-1.27 at vger.kernel.org; Tue, 05 Feb 2008 22:06:11 EST Message-ID: <47A91B58.1050101@kerneldriver.org> Date: Tue, 05 Feb 2008 21:28:40 -0500 From: David Cullen User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.9 (Windows/20071031) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [git pull] x86 arch updates for v2.6.25 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1077 Lines: 27 Dear Kernel Maintainers, I am with Phil Oester and Andrew Morton when it comes to getting kgdb into the mainline kernel. I _am_ a full time developer, and when I have to work with Linux kernel code, kgdb makes things a lot easier. I work on many different platforms, with many different operating systems, and there just is not enough time in the day to learn every line of every version of the kernel. kgdb allows me to get in, see what I need, and get out. That being said, if kgdb _does_ become mainline, and people are able to get more visibility into how the kernel works in real time, you will probably see more exploits. This may be the secret reason for reluctance by the powers on high. CC me if you want me to see your reply as I am not on the list. -- Thank you, David Cullen dcullen7@kerneldriver.org -- 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/