linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/7] dynamic debug v2

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Message-Id: <1216162567.7981.82.camel@localhost>
Date:	Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:56:07 -0400
From:	Trond Myklebust <trond.myklebust@....uio.no>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	jbaron@...hat.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, joe@...ches.com,
	greg@...ah.com, nick@...k-andrew.net, randy.dunlap@...cle.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/7] dynamic debug v2 - nfs conversion

On Tue, 2008-07-15 at 15:43 -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:30:03 -0400
> Trond Myklebust <trond.myklebust@....uio.no> wrote:
> 
> > On Tue, 2008-07-15 at 17:32 -0400, Jason Baron wrote:
> > > -convert sunrpc debug facility
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Jason Baron <jbaron@...hat.com>
> > > 
> > 
> > Where the hell did this come from, what's its purpose, and WTF haven't
> > you Cced linux-nfs@...r.kernel.org so that the rest of us can review it?
> 
> It's on linux-kernel.  If you don't have a linux-kernel subscription
> then you should fix that.  Set up a procmail rule and do a
> search-by-subject when needed.

I get my daily share of 1000-odd mails from linux-kernel, thanks, but
99% of that goes into the trashcan. I only keep a mail if I see that
it's relevant. In this case, 1 email out of 7 turns out to be relevant
(after I inadvertently deleted the apparently crucial first 2 emails),
and there is no changelog entry to tell me what's being done or why.

By Ccing the correct list, we at least get a heads-up that this thread
might be important. I can't archive all of lkml on my laptop, but I can
and do archive all of linux-nfs...

> In this case, yes, it would have been nice if Jason had cc'ed lots of
> different lists and individuals on the core patch and then selectively
> cc'ed lists and individuals on the per-subsystem followup patches.  But
> I doubt if even 2% of patch submitters manage to do all that correctly.

The point is that he is changing a semi-official interface for tracing
the NFS kernel activity from userspace. I'd like to know why and how it
is being modified before I can ack it.

In addition there are several other developers who have a daily interest
in using this interface when helping our users, and who might have
comments.

 Trond

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