linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3] MM: CMA: add a simple kernel module as the helper to test CMA

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Message-ID: <CAGsJ_4x9hGDh+PgrvtXqp-bdbPHABz1ErHGdvFQAr0m9RYM8Vw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Wed, 7 Mar 2012 13:17:12 +0800
From:	Barry Song <21cnbao@...il.com>
To:	Cong Wang <xiyou.wangcong@...il.com>
Cc:	Barry Song <Barry.Song@....com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	workgroup.linux@....com, mina86@...a86.com,
	Barry Song <Baohua.Song@....com>,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, m.szyprowski@...sung.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] MM: CMA: add a simple kernel module as the helper to
 test CMA

2012/3/7 Cong Wang <xiyou.wangcong@...il.com>:
> On 03/07/2012 01:05 PM, Barry Song wrote:
>>
>> 2012/3/7 Cong Wang<xiyou.wangcong@...il.com>:
>>>
>>> On 03/07/2012 12:57 PM, Barry Song wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> if you think so, pls do that and send v4 with your s-o-b.
>>>>
>>>
>>> This is not a good attitude, nor helps your patch to be merged...
>>>
>>> Be collaborative.
>>
>>
>> some people like focusing on trivial things. i said i really didn't
>> care about the details whether it is /dev, /proc, /sys.
>> if you like a /proc, pls do it by yourself and i will agree. but i
>> will not waste my time on that.
>
>
> This is definitely not trivial... What's more, kernel developers *do* care
> about trivial things (trivial@...nel.org).

that is definitely trivial as we are talking about things in a test
module. and we are not talking about any bug in the test module as
well.

>
> We are trying to make your patch perfect, you just refused, sigh...

pls note i just care about people have an easy way to test the newest
contiguous memory allocator. pls be focusing on valuable things.

i said if you like /proc, pls do and i agree.

-barry
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