Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 11 Oct 2006 02:46:54 +0200 | From | Nick Piggin <> | Subject | Re: SPAM: Re: [rfc] 2.6.19-rc1-git5: consolidation of file backed fault handlers |
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On Tue, Oct 10, 2006 at 06:09:06PM +0200, Arjan van de Ven wrote: > > \ What: vm_ops.nopage > > -When: October 2008, provided in-kernel callers have been converted > > +When: October 2007, provided in-kernel callers have been converted > > Why: This interface is replaced by vm_ops.fault, but it has been around > > forever, is used by a lot of drivers, and doesn't cost much to > > maintain. > > but a year is a really long time; 6 months would be a lot more > reasonable.. > (it's not as if most external modules will switch until it's really > gone.. more notice isn't really going to help that at all; at least make > the kernel printk once on the first use of this so that they notice!)
I agree with that. But the printk can't go in until all the in-tree users are converted. I will get around to doing that once the interface is firmer.
As for timeframe, I don't have any strong feelings, but 6 months might only be 1 kernel release, and we may not have got around to putting the printk in yet ;)
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