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Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2012 10:54:47 +0100 From: "Henrik Rydberg" <rydberg@...omail.se> To: Theodore Tso <tytso@....EDU> Cc: Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>, Guenter Roeck <guenter.roeck@...csson.com>, Jidong Xiao <jidong.xiao@...il.com>, Kernel development list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org> Subject: Re: Can we move device drivers into user-space? > … and the performance is terrible --- as it must be. If you don't > understand why this must be, then we're wasting our time having this > conversation. You are right, I don't understand the assumptions leading to that conclusion. It does not seem to stop people from experimenting with filesystems that do no even reside within the same computer (hdfs). > And if you're the one wanting to make a change, then you are the one > who has to provide the proof. I know the drill, and I obviously already got hit on the head. ;-) > Otherwise we're just talking about > hypotheticals, and that way lies over-design. Why waste time > engineering something that may never come to pass? This is a seriously defensive attitude, given that the thread was hypothetical from the start. > Of course, your time is something you are free to spend however you > like. So if you want to try implementing some of these grand plans > of yours, show us the code…. If I put on rose-colored glasses and try really hard, I can almost interpret this as an invitation to share code. Thanks. Henrik -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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