linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH 0/3] staging: zcache+ramster: move to new code base and re-merge

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Date:	Sat, 18 Aug 2012 12:10:08 -0700 (PDT)
From:	Dan Magenheimer <dan.magenheimer@...cle.com>
To:	Seth Jennings <sjenning@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:	devel@...uxdriverproject.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-mm@...ck.org, ngupta@...are.org,
	Konrad Wilk <konrad.wilk@...cle.com>, minchan@...nel.org
Subject: RE: [PATCH 0/3] staging: zcache+ramster: move to new code base and
 re-merge

[Seth re new redesigned codebase]

> From: Seth Jennings [mailto:sjenning@...ux.vnet.ibm.com]
> Sent: Friday, August 17, 2012 4:33 PM
>
> So I can't support this patchset, citing the performance
> degradation and the fact that this submission is
> unreviewable due to it being one huge monolithic patchset on
> top of an existing codebase.

[Dan re old demo codebase]

> From: Dan Magenheimer
> Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2012 11:48 AM
> Subject: RE: [PATCH 0/4] promote zcache from staging
> 
> Sorry, but FWIW my vote is still a NACK.  IMHO zcache needs major
> work before it should be promoted, and I think we should be spending
> the time fixing the known flaws rather than arguing about promoting
> "demo" code.

:-#

"Well, pahdner," drawls the Colorado cowboy (Dan) to the Texas
cowboy (Seth), "I reckon we gots us a good old fashioned standoff."

"What say we settle this like men, say six-shooters at
twenty paces?"

:-)

Seriously, maybe we should consider a fork?  Zcache and zcache2?

(I am REALLY away from email for a few days starting NOW.)

Dan
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