linux-kernel - Re: [patch 05/11] syslets: core code

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Message-ID: <20070217100159.GA15971@2ka.mipt.ru>
Date:	Sat, 17 Feb 2007 13:02:00 +0300
From:	Evgeniy Polyakov <johnpol@....mipt.ru>
To:	"Cyrill V. Gorcunov" <gorcunov@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel-list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [patch 05/11] syslets: core code

On Fri, Feb 16, 2007 at 11:20:36PM +0300, Cyrill V. Gorcunov (gorcunov@...il.com) wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 16, 2007 at 07:58:54PM +0300, Evgeniy Polyakov wrote:
> | Absolutely.
> | And if overall system design is good, there is no problem to change
> | (well, for those who fail to read to the end and understand my english
> | replace 'to change' with 'to create and commit') interface to the state
> | where it will satisfy all (majority of) users.
> | 
> | Situations when system is designed from interface down to system ends up
> | with one thread per IO and huge limitations on how system is going to be
> | used at all.
> | 
> | -- 
> | 	Evgeniy Polyakov
> 
> I'm sorry for meddling in conversation but I think Linus misunderstood
> you. If I'm right you propose to "create and commit" _new_ interfaces
> only? I mean _changing_ of interfaces exported to user space is
> very painfull... for further support. Don't swear at me if I wrote
> something stupid ;)

Yes, I only proposed to change what Ingo has right now - although it is
usable, but it does suck, but since overall syslet design is indeed good
it does not suffer from possible interface changes - so I said that it
can be trivially changed in that regard that until it is committed
anything can be done to extend it.

> -- 
> 
> 		Cyrill

-- 
	Evgeniy Polyakov
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