linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL] Native Linux KVM tool for 3.1

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Date:	Mon, 25 Jul 2011 12:21:56 +0200
From:	Alexander Graf <agraf@...e.de>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Cc:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@...nel.org>, Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@....de>,
	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, avi@...hat.com,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	kvm@...r.kernel.org, gorcunov@...il.com, levinsasha928@...il.com,
	asias.hejun@...il.com, prasadjoshi124@...il.com
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] Native Linux KVM tool for 3.1


On 25.07.2011, at 12:16, Ingo Molnar wrote:

>> 
>>> So it was a no brainer for me to pull it into -tip.
>> 
>> The thing I don't agree with is that it should live in the kernel 
>> tree.
> 
> FYI, tools/kvm/ *already* lives in the kernel tree - that is how it's 
> developed and used and it also shares code with the kernel.

So you're just trying to make this a self-fulfilling prophecy now? I already stated before that I could easily add those 'requirements' to any project I liked. That still wouldn't mean it's a good idea to clutter the _kernel_ repository with its code. It's not a kernel.


Alex

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