linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] delayacct: add a proc file to dump the delay info

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Message-Id: <20210509205853.42a3a06f9c5b70b52bdf8509@linux-foundation.org>
Date:   Sun, 9 May 2021 20:58:53 -0700
From:   Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:     brookxu <brookxu.cn@...il.com>
Cc:     adobriyan@...il.com, bsingharora@...il.com, ebiederm@...ssion.com,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] delayacct: add a proc file to dump the delay
 info

On Mon, 19 Apr 2021 22:37:07 +0800 brookxu <brookxu.cn@...il.com> wrote:

> Many distributions do not install the getdelay tool by
> default, similar to task_io_accounting, adding a proc
> file to make access easier.

Well, we developed and maintain getdelays.c for a reason.  Why should
we add (and maintain) kernel code because some people are too
lame to install the tool we provided?