linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/8] lib/printbuf: New data structure for heap-allocated strings

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Date:   Fri, 22 Apr 2022 08:11:52 +0200
From:   Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
To:     Kent Overstreet <kent.overstreet@...il.com>
Cc:     Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-mm@...ck.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
        hannes@...xchg.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
        linux-clk@...r.kernel.org, linux-tegra@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-input@...r.kernel.org, roman.gushchin@...ux.dev,
        rostedt@...dmis.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/8] lib/printbuf: New data structure for
 heap-allocated strings

On Fri, Apr 22, 2022 at 02:06:44AM -0400, Kent Overstreet wrote:
> > Well, most of what we have is really from Ming.  Because your original
> > idea was awesome, but the code didn't really fit.  Then again I'm not
> > sure why this even matters.
> 
> Didn't fit how? And Ming extended it to multipage bvecs based on my proposal.

He did all the actual hard work to get it ready to merge and to work
everywhere.  As in he stuck around and actually finished the project
based on your design.

> 
> > I'm also relly not sure why you are getting so personal.  
> 
> Put yourself my shoes, I've honestly found you to be hardheaded and exceedingly
> difficult to work with for a very long time.

Thanks, but I've been walking these shoes for a while..