netdev - Re: [PATCH 08/24] net, diet: Make TCP metrics optional

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Message-ID: <20140506172106.GB20776@cloud>
Date:	Tue, 6 May 2014 10:21:06 -0700
From:	josh@...htriplett.org
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	eric.dumazet@...il.com, andi@...stfloor.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	tom.zanussi@...ux.intel.com, ak@...ux.intel.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 08/24] net, diet: Make TCP metrics optional

On Tue, May 06, 2014 at 01:17:52PM -0400, David Miller wrote:
> From: josh@...htriplett.org
> Date: Tue, 6 May 2014 09:45:46 -0700
> 
> > The kernel can do the same.  Consider the idea of analyzing a set of
> > userspace programs, determining what kernel functionality they do and
> > don't need, feeding that information into the kernel build process, and
> > automatically dropping unused bits of the kernel.
> 
> Please make sure I'm not on the list of people who see reports for
> bugs reported in that setup.
> 
> Thanks :-)

Fine by me.  Just please allow such a setup to exist. :)

- Josh Triplett
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