linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/5][RFC] Physical PCI slot objects

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Message-ID: <20071114151232.GW17785@parisc-linux.org>
Date:	Wed, 14 Nov 2007 08:12:32 -0700
From:	Matthew Wilcox <matthew@....cx>
To:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
Cc:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>, Alex Chiang <achiang@...com>,
	gregkh@...e.de, kristen.c.accardi@...el.com, lenb@...nel.org,
	richard.jones2@...com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-pci@...ey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz,
	pcihpd-discuss@...ts.sourceforge.net, linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/5][RFC] Physical PCI slot objects

On Wed, Nov 14, 2007 at 04:08:01PM +0100, Andi Kleen wrote:
> Whoever is proposing a feature has the burden to justify that
> its usefulness is larger than the overhead/cost it adds.
> 
> Doesn't seem to be the case with this one so far.

Huh?  There are half a dozen people who think it does, and half a dozen
people who think it doesn't.  Fine, you're on the side which sees no use
for it.

> And in general ignoring overhead in new features is a pretty sad
> approach. Big bloat does come in small steps with each new feature.

A very generic argument which could be used to shoot down any new feature.

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