> From: Pekka Enberg [mailto:[email protected]]
> Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/4] promote zcache from staging
>
> On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 6:24 PM, Dan Magenheimer
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> > IMHO, the fastest way to get the best zcache into the kernel and
> > to distros and users is to throw away the "demo" version, move forward
> > to a new solid well-designed zcache code base, and work together to
> > build on it. There's still a lot to do so I hope we can work together.
>
> I'm not convinced it's the _fastest way_.
<grin> I guess I meant "optimal", combining "fast" and "best".
> You're effectively
> invalidating all the work done under drivers/staging so you might end up
> in review limbo with your shiny new code...
Fixing the fundamental design flaws will sooner or later invalidate
most (or all) of the previous testing/work anyway, won't it? Since
any kernel built with staging is "tainted" already, I feel like now
is a better time to make a major design transition.
I suppose:
(E) replace "demo" zcache with new code base and keep it
in staging for another cycle
is another alternative, but I think gregkh has said no to that.
Dan
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