> From: Greg KH [mailto:gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging/zcache: Fix/improve zcache writeback code, tie to a config option > > On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 01:43:58PM -0800, Dan Magenheimer wrote: > > > From: Greg KH [mailto:gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > > > > > So, how about this, please draw up a specific plan for how you are going > > > to get this code out of drivers/staging/ I want to see the steps > > > involved, who is going to be doing the work, and who you are going to > > > have to get to agree with your changes to make it happen. > > > : > > > Yeah, a plan, I know it goes against normal kernel development > > > procedures, but hey, we're in our early 20's now, it's about time we > > > started getting responsible. > > > > Hi Greg -- > > > > I'm a big fan of planning, though a wise boss once told me: > > "Plans fail... planning succeeds". > > > > So here's the plan I've been basically trying to pursue since about > > ten months ago, ignoring the diversion due to "zcache1 vs zcache2" > > from last summer. There is no new functionality on this plan > > other than as necessary from feedback obtained at or prior to > > LSF/MM in April 2012. > > > > Hope this meets your needs, and feedback welcome! > > Dan > > > > ======= > > > > ** ZCACHE PLAN FOR PROMOTION FROM STAGING ** > > > > PLAN STEPS <snip> > Thanks so much for this, this looks great. > > So, according to your plan, I shouldn't have rejected those patches, > right? :) > > If so, please resend them in the next day or so, so that they can get > into 3.9, and then you can move on to the next steps of what you need to > do here. I see it is now in linux-next. Thanks very much! For completeness, I thought I should add some planning items that ARE new functionality. In my opinion, these can wait until after promotion, but mm developers may have different opinions: ZCACHE FUTURE NEW FUNCTIONALITY A. Support zsmalloc as an alternative high-density allocator B. Support zero-filled pages more efficiently C. Possibly support three zbuds per pageframe when space allows _______________________________________________ devel mailing list devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://driverdev.linuxdriverproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel
