linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] console - Add configurable support for console charset translation

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Message-ID: <4846FE3E.4020508@am.sony.com>
Date:	Wed, 4 Jun 2008 13:42:38 -0700
From:	Tim Bird <tim.bird@...sony.com>
To:	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org>
CC:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>,
	linux-tiny <Linux-tiny@...enic.com>,
	linux-embedded <linux-embedded@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] console - Add configurable support for console charset
 translation

Adrian Bunk wrote:
> I might be wrong, but although monitoring the size makes a lot of sense
> I don't believe "fully automate the testing ... and send notifications" 
> will work.

"fully automate" was sloppy wording on my part.  "automate enough
to not be a burden to maintain" is what I should have said.

> But if CELF has resources then doing this kind of stuff IMHO makes
> more sense than adding a config option for each 5kB of code
> (and also has better long-term effects).

Good point about the better long-term effects.
 -- Tim

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Tim Bird
Architecture Group Chair, CE Linux Forum
Senior Staff Engineer, Sony Corporation of America
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