linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3 staging-next] android: Collect statistics from lowmemorykiller

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Date:   Fri, 10 Feb 2017 08:51:49 +0100
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     peter enderborg <peter.enderborg@...ymobile.com>
Cc:     Michal Hocko <mhocko@...nel.org>, devel@...verdev.osuosl.org,
        Riley Andrews <riandrews@...roid.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org,
        Arve Hjønnevåg <arve@...roid.com>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3 staging-next] android: Collect statistics from
 lowmemorykiller

On Fri, Feb 10, 2017 at 08:21:32AM +0100, peter enderborg wrote:
> Im not speaking for google, but I think there is a work ongoing to
> replace this with user-space code.

Really?  I have not heard this at all, any pointers to whom in Google is
doing it?

> Until then we have to polish this version as good as we can. It is
> essential for android as it is now.

But if no one is willing to do the work to fix the reported issues, why
should it remain?  Can you do the work here?  You're already working on
fixing some of the issues in a differnt way, why not do the "real work"
here instead for everyone to benifit from?

thanks,

greg k-h