linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Add LZO1X compression support to the kernel

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Date:	Wed, 2 May 2007 12:35:46 +0300
From:	"Pekka Enberg" <penberg@...helsinki.fi>
To:	"Richard Purdie" <richard@...nedhand.com>
Cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	akpm <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, torvalds@...l.org,
	"David Woodhouse" <dwmw2@...radead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add LZO1X compression support to the kernel

On 5/2/07, Richard Purdie <richard@...nedhand.com> wrote:
> I realise a maze of ifdefs still remain. I've already spent a lot of
> time removing a ton of them and going much further might start to affect
> diffability of the code - I hoping whats there is a good compromise.

I really don't think this is suitable for inclusion in the kernel. Any
reason why you don't just fork the code and clean it up properly? Sure
it will take some more work to track the original but how hard can it
be for ~1700 lines of code?
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