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From: Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
To: "Catangiu, Adrian Costin" <acatan@amazon.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v8] drivers/misc: sysgenid: add system generation id driver
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2021 08:22:40 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <YFrowKgcnozZyxKC@kroah.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <E6E517FF-A37C-427C-B16F-066A965B8F42@amazon.com>

On Tue, Mar 23, 2021 at 04:10:27PM +0000, Catangiu, Adrian Costin wrote:
> Hi Greg,
> 
> After your previous reply on this thread we started considering to provide this interface and framework/functionality through a userspace service instead of a kernel interface.
> The latest iteration on this evolving patch-set doesn’t have strong reasons for living in the kernel anymore - the only objectively strong advantage would be easier driving of ecosystem integration; but I am not sure that's a good enough reason to create a new kernel interface.
> 
> I am now looking into adding this through Systemd. Either as a pluggable service or maybe even a systemd builtin offering.
> 
> What are your thoughts on it?

Now dropped from my char-misc-testing branch.  If you all decide you
want this as a kernel driver, please resubmit it.

Also next time, you might give me a heads-up that you don't want a patch
merged...

thanks,

greg k-h

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From: Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
To: "Catangiu, Adrian Costin" <acatan@amazon.com>
Cc: "Jason@zx2c4.com" <Jason@zx2c4.com>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v8] drivers/misc: sysgenid: add system generation id driver
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2021 08:22:40 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <YFrowKgcnozZyxKC@kroah.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <E6E517FF-A37C-427C-B16F-066A965B8F42@amazon.com>

On Tue, Mar 23, 2021 at 04:10:27PM +0000, Catangiu, Adrian Costin wrote:
> Hi Greg,
> 
> After your previous reply on this thread we started considering to provide this interface and framework/functionality through a userspace service instead of a kernel interface.
> The latest iteration on this evolving patch-set doesn’t have strong reasons for living in the kernel anymore - the only objectively strong advantage would be easier driving of ecosystem integration; but I am not sure that's a good enough reason to create a new kernel interface.
> 
> I am now looking into adding this through Systemd. Either as a pluggable service or maybe even a systemd builtin offering.
> 
> What are your thoughts on it?

Now dropped from my char-misc-testing branch.  If you all decide you
want this as a kernel driver, please resubmit it.

Also next time, you might give me a heads-up that you don't want a patch
merged...

thanks,

greg k-h


  parent reply	other threads:[~2021-03-24  7:23 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2021-03-08 14:18 [PATCH v8] drivers/misc: sysgenid: add system generation id driver Adrian Catangiu
2021-03-08 14:36 ` Greg KH
2021-03-08 14:36   ` Greg KH
2021-03-08 16:03   ` Alexander Graf
2021-03-08 16:03     ` Alexander Graf via
2021-03-08 17:24     ` Greg KH
2021-03-08 17:24       ` Greg KH
2021-03-23 12:56     ` Greg KH
2021-03-23 12:56       ` Greg KH
2021-03-23 16:10       ` Catangiu, Adrian Costin
2021-03-23 16:35         ` Greg KH
2021-03-23 16:35           ` Greg KH
2021-03-24 16:38           ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2021-03-24 16:38             ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2021-03-24  7:22         ` Greg KH [this message]
2021-03-24  7:22           ` Greg KH

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