I don't know much about kernel hacking, but I've always been interested. We've got hardware and I'm certainly willing learn.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Post, Mark K [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, February 06, 2004 9:37 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Kernel 2.4.24 qeth.o - unresolved symdol show_trace > > > Alan, > > Unless Larry is doing something silly or low-level in his > code, it should > just compile, don't you think? He can either get an LCDS > instance to do the > work, or I can create an account for him on one of mine. If > you could ask > him to contact me, I would appreciate it. He would probably > respond better > if the original contact came through you. > > I understand the desire to have patches come from someone > more familiar with > the platform. I'm just concerned about the fact that I, > along with a lot of > other people on this list, are definitely _not_ C developers, > and have no > real experience hacking on the kernel. (Not to mention the time > constraints. Sigh.) I don't think EDS would be willing to > pay my salary > just to keep the Linux/390 bits of the kernel in line, even > if I really > wanted to do that full time. Sounds like a job that needs further > delegation. :) > > > Mark Post > > -----Original Message----- > From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > Alan Cox > Sent: Friday, February 06, 2004 10:23 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Kernel 2.4.24 qeth.o - unresolved symdol show_trace > > > On Gwe, 2004-01-30 at 04:16, Post, Mark K wrote: > > Also, if I were to get involved with something like that, > is there a bk > > client for Linux/390? (I'm willing to do something to help > get these > > blasted patches integrated.) > > I would be that Larry will roll a 390 client if someone can > give him the > right bits (or explain hercules 8)). The big difference really is that > IBM release tested patches to recent releases, and don't always > integrate them or track current kernels (and Im sure there is good > business sense in bits of that decision). > > > On the other hand, David Boyes is more than willing to give > Marcelo an > > account on Sine Nomine's z/VM system if Marcelo would be able (and > willing) > > to make use of it. That would probably be the preferred > situation for > > everyone. > > Delegation works better. You know S/390 better for example. > > I can't speak for Marcelo but I certainly preferred having > non x86 stuff > come from someone who had merged it with the latest code, run it and > thinks it works, than to do it myself. > > Alan >
