Re: [RFC] Unify KVM kernel-space and user-space code into a single project

Ingo Molnar
2010-03-22T11:59:35Z

* Anthony Liguori <anthony@codemonkey.ws> wrote:

> On 03/21/2010 04:54 PM, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> >* Avi Kivity<avi@redhat.com> wrote:
> >
> >>On 03/21/2010 10:55 PM, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> >>>Of course you could say the following:
> >>>
> >>> ' Thanks, I'll mark this for v2.6.36 integration. Note that we are not
> >>> able to add this to the v2.6.35 kernel queue anymore as the ongoing
> >>> usability work already takes up all of the project's maintainer and
> >>> testing bandwidth. If you want the feature to be merged sooner than that
> >>> then please help us cut down on the TODO and BUGS list that can be found
> >>> at XYZ. There's quite a few low hanging fruits there. '
> >>That would be shooting at my own foot as well as the contributor's since I
> >>badly want that RCU stuff, and while a GUI would be nice, that itch isn't on
> >>my back.
> >I think this sums up the root cause of all the problems i see with KVM pretty
> >well.
>
> A good maintainer has to strike a balance between asking more of people than
> what they initially volunteer and getting people to implement the less fun
> things that are nonetheless required. [...]

Sorry to be blunt, but i dont think there's a different way to say it: i am a
user of the software you are maintaining (Qemu) and i dont think you have the
basis to educate people about what a good maintainer should do to achieve a
quality end result.

I think you could/should learn much from Linus and others who very much
require quality to permeate the full dimension of a contribution (including
usability), beyond the narrow, local scope of the contribution.

Thanks,

Ingo