Messages in this thread | | | From | "Sean Hunter" <> | Date | Tue, 20 Jul 1999 09:45:19 +0100 | Subject | Re: Putting Perl into Linux Kernel |
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> > Seriously. _You_ were kidding, weren't you? > > I didn't say I would use it. But I bet there are people who would find > a use for it. > > For example getting some kernel konfiguration data from some strange > database or LDAP or whatever. Or having some simple scripts for > autotuning depending on load&co which are changeable by the > non-kernel-hacker. > > Most of this stuff can be done in userspace and should be. But I am > always amazed by the strange uses perl (and linux) get into. > > Java with all its problems could be used for this too.
Speaking as a full-time professional perl hacker I have to say this just isn't needed. If we expose enough through /proc, any half-decent perl programmer will be able to auto-tune to their hearts content _in userspace_.
Perl is great, but lets not be silly.
Sean
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