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Date: Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:04:52 -0600
From: "Chris Friesen" <cfriesen@nortel.com>
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Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCE] Merkey's Kernel Debugger
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jmerkey@wolfmountaingroup.com wrote:

> If you go back to LKML from 2000, this debugger has been around for 10
> years.  I agree not in the hands of the public, but its very mature
> in comparison to kdb or kgdb.

Without public use, it's difficult to determine that there aren't any 
nasty interactions.

If you want to maximize your chances of getting this code into the 
kernel, you might want to read Jonathan Corbet's post, "[PATCH] A 
development process document, V2".  It discusses the normal process, how 
to prepare patches for submission, etc.

Chris
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