linux-kernel - Re: lowmemory android driver not needed?

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Date:	Wed, 28 Jan 2009 20:27:48 -0800
From:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:	KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com>
Cc:	Arve Hjønnevåg <arve@...roid.com>,
	KOSAKI Motohiro <kosaki.motohiro@...fujitsu.com>,
	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	Pavel Machek <pavel@...e.cz>,
	Brian Swetland <swetland@...gle.com>, arve@...gle.com,
	San Mehat <san@...roid.com>, Robert Love <rlove@...gle.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	"linux-omap@...r.kernel.org" <linux-omap@...r.kernel.org>,
	Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>,
	ext Juha Yrj・ <juha.yrjola@...idboot.com>,
	viktor.rosendahl@...ia.com, Trilok Soni <soni.trilok@...il.com>
Subject: Re: lowmemory android driver not needed?

On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 12:45:55PM +0900, KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki wrote:
> On Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:51:07 -0800
> Arve Hjønnevåg <arve@...roid.com> wrote:
> 
> > >> >> static uint32_t lowmem_debug_level = 2;
> > >> >> static int lowmem_adj[6] = {
> > >> >
> > >> > why do you choice [6]?
> > >>
> > >> We use six levels.
> > >
> > > if you don't consider other user and other usage case,
> > > this file can't merge forever.
> > 
> > I never expected it to be merged. I wrote it to allow us to ship a product.
> > 
> Then, please write "DON'T MERGE ME" on the top of patch description.
> we can adjust our viewpoints.

The code will live in the drivers/staging/ directory for now and not get
merged into the "main" portion of the kernel tree until everyone can
agree on it.

But for now, it is useful and seems to work for a few million devices
out there, so we can't just ignore it :)

thanks,

greg k-h
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