Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1763423AbYBSWUC (ORCPT ); Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:20:02 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1756102AbYBSWTv (ORCPT ); Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:19:51 -0500 Received: from smtp5.pp.htv.fi ([213.243.153.39]:37005 "EHLO smtp5.pp.htv.fi" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754666AbYBSWTu (ORCPT ); Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:19:50 -0500 Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:19:14 +0200 From: Adrian Bunk To: Frans Pop Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Linus Torvalds Subject: Re: Unable to continue testing of 2.6.25 Message-ID: <20080219221914.GL31955@cs181133002.pp.htv.fi> References: <200802171025.30590.elendil@planet.nl> <20080217131611.GA1403@cs181133002.pp.htv.fi> <200802192255.02152.elendil@planet.nl> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200802192255.02152.elendil@planet.nl> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.17+20080114 (2008-01-14) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1460 Lines: 38 On Tue, Feb 19, 2008 at 10:55:01PM +0100, Frans Pop wrote: > On Sunday 17 February 2008, Adrian Bunk wrote: > > The real problem is that the kernel seems to lack functionality you > > require for doing some work. > > Not sure how you reached that conclusion. > > > Why does your work on the Debian Installer depend on VirtualBox and > > can't be done with what the kernel already ships? > > Work on the installer does not so much hard depend on VirtualBox (or any > other emulator), but can be done much more effectively and efficiently > using one. >... The "or any other emulator" is exactly where my question is directed at. Xen, KVM or even qemu come into my mind, but considering how loudly you complained about a temporary breakage for VirtualBox there must be a reason why your work on the Debian Installer can only be done effectively and efficiently with an emulator module that has AFAIK not been submitted for inclusion in the kernel. cu Adrian -- "Is there not promise of rain?" Ling Tan asked suddenly out of the darkness. There had been need of rain for many days. "Only a promise," Lao Er said. Pearl S. Buck - Dragon Seed -- 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/