linux-kernel - Re: [Ksummit-2008-discuss] Current List of Kernel Summit suggested topics from the discuss list

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Message-ID: <48652D5B.60108@zytor.com>
Date:	Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:11:39 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Jesse Barnes <jbarnes@...tuousgeek.org>
CC:	ksummit-2008-discuss@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [Ksummit-2008-discuss] Current List of Kernel Summit suggested
 topics from the discuss list

Jesse Barnes wrote:
> If we measure quality using bug metrics, things are pretty hard.

One problem with any metric is that the metric becomes a driving factor 
in itself.  Consider the whole whitespace issue, for example.

As far as the whitespace issue is concerned, we may want to consider 
just setting a flag day -- probably immediately before an -rc1 release 
-- and just run "cleanfile" on the whole tree.  In-flux patches are 
still appliable with "patch -l", and by now we should have enough tools 
to avoid adding new whitespace problems, so we can just kill this issue 
once and for all.

	-hpa
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