Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1757562AbYHFNyX (ORCPT ); Wed, 6 Aug 2008 09:54:23 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1754400AbYHFNyO (ORCPT ); Wed, 6 Aug 2008 09:54:14 -0400 Received: from dspnet.fr.eu.org ([213.186.44.138]:1138 "EHLO dspnet.fr.eu.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754361AbYHFNyN (ORCPT ); Wed, 6 Aug 2008 09:54:13 -0400 Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2008 15:54:10 +0200 From: Olivier Galibert To: Bill Davidsen Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Nick Piggin , jmerkey@wolfmountaingroup.com, Geert Uytterhoeven , Stefan Richter , Josh Boyer Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCE] Merkey's Kernel Debugger Message-ID: <20080806135410.GA39185@dspnet.fr.eu.org> Mail-Followup-To: Olivier Galibert , Bill Davidsen , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Nick Piggin , jmerkey@wolfmountaingroup.com, Geert Uytterhoeven , Stefan Richter , Josh Boyer References: <17494.166.70.238.46.1217784156.squirrel@webmail.wolfmountaingroup.com> <33030.166.70.238.45.1217948565.squirrel@webmail.wolfmountaingroup.com> <200808060133.10457.nickpiggin@yahoo.com.au> <87r6926dsr.fsf@basil.nowhere.org> <4899A313.7020708@tmr.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4899A313.7020708@tmr.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 889 Lines: 18 On Wed, Aug 06, 2008 at 09:11:47AM -0400, Bill Davidsen wrote: > I would suggest that if it meets coding standards and doesn't break > anything else it could be included in -mm (assume there's no objection > there) and let people beat on it there, with the assumption that unless > problems are found it will be promoted. It's a little too early for that. Right now it's at the phase "how to make it better integrate with the kernel", with the use of existing hooks, adding the needed hooks to be more complete, working as a module, etc. When that is done then the philosophical aspects can come into play, but it's not there yet. OG. -- 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/