linux-kernel - Re: [patch] rfc: introduce /dev/hugetlb

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Date:	Fri, 23 Mar 2007 23:41:56 -0800
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
Cc:	Nish Aravamudan <nish.aravamudan@...il.com>,
	Ken Chen <kenchen@...gle.com>, Adam Litke <agl@...ibm.com>,
	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>,
	William Lee Irwin III <wli@...omorphy.com>,
	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>, linux-mm@...ck.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch] rfc: introduce /dev/hugetlb

On Sat, 24 Mar 2007 07:57:52 +0100 Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org> wrote:

> > 
> > But for non-programming reasons, we're just not there yet: people want to
> > program direct to the kernel interfaces simply because of the
> > distribution/coordination problems with libraries.  It would be nice to fix
> > that problem.
> 
> What is then needed to get a small subset of user-space in the kernel-development cycle?

Someone to lead the work, mainly.  It would be a large effort, a lot of
time and email traffic.

> Maybe a topic worth to take up at LKS...

Well, perhaps.  But unless someone with suitable experience has enough time
and energy to spare to make it happen, it won't be happening.

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