linux-kernel - Re: [rfc] Merge kexec-tools into the kernel tree

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Message-ID: <87bp9ie7vf.fsf@basil.nowhere.org>
Date:	Wed, 04 Aug 2010 17:05:08 +0200
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	ebiederm@...ssion.com (Eric W. Biederman)
Cc:	Simon Horman <horms@...ge.net.au>, kexec@...ts.infradead.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Michael Neuling <mikey@...ling.org>
Subject: Re: [rfc] Merge kexec-tools into the kernel tree

ebiederm@...ssion.com (Eric W. Biederman) writes:
>
> I'm afraid that someone has a good answer for why their lives would be
> simpler if /sbin/kexec was in the kernel tree and I will be absolutely
> horrified and about someones stupidity when I hear that answer.

Same here. In fact I guess it would be counter productive: it would
discourage a stable API between the kernel and the user tool.
We're seeing this problem with other user tools which are in 
the kernel tree.

-Andi

-- 
ak@...ux.intel.com -- Speaking for myself only.
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