Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 1 Apr 2008 15:18:59 -0700 | From | Randy Dunlap <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] Fix kernel thread names that might offend users. |
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On Tue, 01 Apr 2008 22:54:08 +0200 Johannes Weiner wrote:
> More and more GNOME users (especially Ubuntu) get confused by their > process list showing several process names that seem to indicate > KDE-related services.
so s/offend/confuse/
> To settle things down a bit on the bugtrackers, this patch renames all > offending kernel threads into something that goes better with > GNOME-based systems. > > Since KDE is essentially dead, the thread-names are not made > compile-time configurable but rather just renamed completely here to > fit modern distributions.
but, but, the 'k' means kernel. Is that so bad?
and [OT], why is KDE essentially dead?
> --- > > Please note that these hard-coded names are going to be removed soon > completely in another patch series that makes kernel thread names more > `themable' in the sense that users may supply a format string in > /proc/sys/kernel/kthread_fmt which allows having customizable names > like "-=[acpid]=-" or similar.
WHY? Just eye candy + bloat in the kernel?
> Also, please let me know if I forgot something.
--- ~Randy
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