On Mon, Feb 03, 2025 at 09:46:21PM -0800, Christoph Hellwig wrote: > On Sat, Feb 01, 2025 at 04:19:25PM -0800, Suren Baghdasaryan wrote: > > Hi, > > I would like to discuss the Guaranteed Contiguous Memory Allocator > > (GCMA) mechanism that is being used by many Android vendors as an > > out-of-tree feature, collect input on its possible usefulness for > > others, feasibility to upstream and suggestions for possible better > > alternatives. > > Well, start by having code on the list. We really need to stop all > these super hypothetical "wouldn't it be nice" discussions clogging up > the conferences. > > With respect, what's the point of discussing things that you've already submitted upstream?... Isn't it useful to discuss things _ahead_ of submitting them? And I don't think this is some pie-in-the-sky 'wouldn't it be nice' discussion. More so discussing a practical feature that is under consideration. I think it's actually extremely useful to get a heads up that somebody is considering doing something, that's where a lot of value is in having a face-to-face conversation.
