linux-kernel - Re: [patch 0/5] object debugging infrastructure V2

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Date:	Wed, 5 Mar 2008 10:53:01 -0800
From:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Subject: Re: [patch 0/5] object debugging infrastructure V2

On Wed, Mar 05, 2008 at 04:03:33PM -0000, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> This is version 2 of the object debugging infrastructure. Changes
> versus V1:
> 
> - review comments processed:
>   - multiplexing interfaces replaced
>   - object type is determined by a caller provided pointer to 
>     a debug structure which replaces the object type identifier
>     -> No changes to the core code for new users
>   - new debug state "destroyed" (kobject wishlist)
>   - various cleanups
> 
> - complete detachment of the tracker object from the real object
>   (no change to the real objects data structure necessary anymore)
> 
> - improved robustness (object memory management, oom cleanup)
> 
> - full set of self tests
> 
> - debugfs statistics 
> 
> - docbook documentation

This looks very nice, thanks for the documentation as well.

I'll work on adding kobjects to this infrastructure and send you a patch
if it works out well.

thanks,

greg k-h
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