linux-kernel - Re: [perfmon] Re: [perfmon2] perfmon2 merge news

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Message-ID: <20071113201419.GA26487@suse.de>
Date:	Tue, 13 Nov 2007 12:14:19 -0800
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Philip Mucci <mucci@...utk.edu>, eranian@....hp.com,
	William Cohen <wcohen@...hat.com>,
	Robert Richter <robert.richter@....com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Perfmon <perfmon@...ali.hpl.hp.com>,
	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	perfmon2-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net,
	OSPAT devel <ospat-devel@...utk.edu>,
	papi list <ptools-perfapi@...utk.edu>
Subject: Re: [perfmon] Re: [perfmon2] perfmon2 merge news

On Tue, Nov 13, 2007 at 12:07:28PM -0800, Andrew Morton wrote:
> 
> So.  If what I am saying is correct then the best course of action would be
> for Stephane to help us all to understand what these features are and why
> we need them.  The ideal way in which to do this is
> 
> [patch] perfmon: core
> [patch] perfmon: whizzy feature #1
> [patch] perfmon: whizzy feature #2
> [patch] perfmon: whizzy feature #3
> 
> etc.  Where the changelog in each whizzy-feature-n explains what it does,
> why it does it and why our users need it.

I agree.  Right now their git tree has over 80 patches in it, without
descriptions like this to help those of us who want to review and help
out, it is quite difficult.

thanks,

greg k-h
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