linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] tools headers: move the nolibc header from rcutorture to tools/include/nolibc/

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Message-Id: <20181229195518.GK4170@linux.ibm.com>
Date:   Sat, 29 Dec 2018 11:55:18 -0800
From:   "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.ibm.com>
To:     Willy Tarreau <w@....eu>
Cc:     mingo@...nel.org, acme@...hat.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] tools headers: move the nolibc header from rcutorture to
 tools/include/nolibc/

On Sat, Dec 29, 2018 at 07:30:47PM +0100, Willy Tarreau wrote:
> On Sat, Dec 29, 2018 at 10:25:08AM -0800, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> > On Sat, Dec 29, 2018 at 07:04:53PM +0100, Willy Tarreau wrote:
> > > As suggested by Ingo, this header file might benefit other tools than
> > > just rcutorture. For now it's quite limited, but is easy to extend, so
> > > exposing it into tools/include/nolibc/ will make it much easier to
> > > adopt by other tools.
> > > 
> > > The mkinitrd.sh script in rcutorture was updated to use this new location.
> > > 
> > > Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
> > > Cc: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
> > > Cc: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
> > > Signed-off-by: Willy Tarreau <w@....eu>
> > 
> > Thank you, Willy!
> 
> You're welcome!
> 
> > I have queued all four of these.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> > Should there
> > be a MAINTAINERS file entry for the new include/nolibc home for this
> > library code?
> 
> Good idea, I didn't think about it. Yes, I can add one and will
> send another patch. In case that helps I've created a repo at
> /pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/wtarreau/nolibc.git

And I have queued that one as well, thank you!

I am happy to curate nolibc patches indefinitely, but should some other
pathway to mainline become better for you, just let me know.

							Thanx, Paul