linux-kernel - Re: zcache and kztmem combine to become the new zcache

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Message-ID: <AANLkTi=GhnOPxhvV87P3NTA-nES3zjxcTgSQjHQFC-w8@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Sun, 6 Feb 2011 22:16:06 +0900
From:	Minchan Kim <minchan.kim@...il.com>
To:	Nitin Gupta <ngupta@...are.org>
Cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, linux-mm <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
	Dan Magenheimer <dan.magenheimer@...cle.com>
Subject: Re: zcache and kztmem combine to become the new zcache

On Sun, Feb 6, 2011 at 5:13 AM, Nitin Gupta <ngupta@...are.org> wrote:
> (Sorry, forgot to CC Dan)
>
> On 02/05/2011 01:24 PM, Nitin Gupta wrote:
>>
>> To zcache and kztmem users/reviewers --
>>
>> We, Nitin and Dan, have decided to combine zcache and kztmem and
>> call the resulting work as zcache.
>>
>> Since kztmem has evolved further than zcache, we have agreed to
>> use the kztmem code as the foundation for future work, so Dan will
>> resubmit the kztmem patchset soon with the name changed to zcache.
>>
>> Since both the "old zcache" and "new zcache" depend on the proposed
>> cleancache patch, Nitin and Dan will jointly work with the Linux
>> maintainers to support merging of cleancache, and also work together
>> on possibilities for merging frontswap and zram, since they serve
>> a similar function.
>>
>> If you have any questions or concerns, please ensure you reply
>> to both of us.
>>
>> Nitin Gupta and Dan Magenheimer

Good to hear! and sorry for not giving the time to review it recently.
I am looking forward to seeing the feature. :)

Thanks.


-- 
Kind regards,
Minchan Kim
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