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From: David Brownell <david-b-yBeKhBN/0LDR7s880joybQ@public.gmane.org>
To: Trent Piepho <tpiepho-KZfg59tc24xl57MIdRCFDg@public.gmane.org>
Cc: Jean Delvare <khali-PUYAD+kWke1g9hUCZPvPmw@public.gmane.org>,
	Linux I2C <linux-i2c-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org>,
	lm-sensors-GZX6beZjE8VD60Wz+7aTrA@public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: [lm-sensors] [patch 2.6.27-rc7] i2c: smbalert# support
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:58:21 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <200811211858.22159.david-b@pacbell.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0811211621340.18022-3bmvVOk6DZ+DGx/iekXGtrjh7zpefjiS@public.gmane.org>

On Friday 21 November 2008, Trent Piepho wrote:
> So yes, hardware keeps getting better.  But you can't say, "I have twice the
> RAM so I can make my software twice as bloated as come out even." Because we
> also except to be able to do more with cheaper, lower power hardware.

Which wasn't my point at all; neither was even closely related:

> > The real counter-argument is that memory isn't *that* tight, especially
> > since the hardware capacity is growing.


If you're keen on saving a hundred bytes, you could probably get
it by removing some needless strings or moving code to init/exit
sections ... and in fact, get a lot more than that.  Without any
loss of functionality.

  parent reply	other threads:[~2008-11-22  2:58 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 29+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
     [not found] <200804161434.54335.laurentp@cse-semaphore.com>
     [not found] ` <20080416153043.02f89554@hyperion.delvare>
     [not found]   ` <200804161027.49943.david-b@pacbell.net>
     [not found]     ` <200804161027.49943.david-b-yBeKhBN/0LDR7s880joybQ@public.gmane.org>
2008-05-02 11:10       ` [patch 2.6.25-git] i2c: smbalert# support David Brownell
     [not found]         ` <200805020410.44723.david-b-yBeKhBN/0LDR7s880joybQ@public.gmane.org>
2008-05-05  5:56           ` [patch 2.6.265-rc1] " David Brownell
     [not found]             ` <200805042256.49252.david-b-yBeKhBN/0LDR7s880joybQ@public.gmane.org>
2008-09-23 22:32               ` [patch 2.6.27-rc7] " David Brownell
     [not found]                 ` <200809231532.40083.david-b-yBeKhBN/0LDR7s880joybQ@public.gmane.org>
2008-09-26  1:07                   ` [lm-sensors] " Trent Piepho
     [not found]                     ` <Pine.LNX.4.64.0809251728130.7680-3bmvVOk6DZ+DGx/iekXGtrjh7zpefjiS@public.gmane.org>
2008-09-26  2:01                       ` David Brownell
     [not found]                         ` <200809251902.00201.david-b-yBeKhBN/0LDR7s880joybQ@public.gmane.org>
2008-09-27  0:29                           ` Trent Piepho
     [not found]                             ` <Pine.LNX.4.64.0809261652040.7680-3bmvVOk6DZ+DGx/iekXGtrjh7zpefjiS@public.gmane.org>
2008-10-17 19:04                               ` David Brownell
     [not found]                                 ` <200810171204.54448.david-b-yBeKhBN/0LDR7s880joybQ@public.gmane.org>
2008-10-17 20:43                                   ` Trent Piepho
2008-11-18  8:15                   ` Jean Delvare
     [not found]                     ` <20081118091546.421d6b78-ig7AzVSIIG7kN2dkZ6Wm7A@public.gmane.org>
2008-11-18 22:01                       ` David Brownell
     [not found]                         ` <200811181401.34809.david-b-yBeKhBN/0LDR7s880joybQ@public.gmane.org>
2008-11-19  9:51                           ` [lm-sensors] " Trent Piepho
     [not found]                             ` <Pine.LNX.4.64.0811190140510.11673-3bmvVOk6DZ+DGx/iekXGtrjh7zpefjiS@public.gmane.org>
2008-11-19 15:16                               ` Jean Delvare
     [not found]                                 ` <20081119161632.2d0bde9e-ig7AzVSIIG7kN2dkZ6Wm7A@public.gmane.org>
2008-11-20 22:00                                   ` Trent Piepho
     [not found]                                     ` <Pine.LNX.4.64.0811201354310.11673-3bmvVOk6DZ+DGx/iekXGtrjh7zpefjiS@public.gmane.org>
2008-11-20 22:56                                       ` David Brownell
     [not found]                                         ` <200811201456.36551.david-b-yBeKhBN/0LDR7s880joybQ@public.gmane.org>
2008-11-22  0:55                                           ` Trent Piepho
     [not found]                                             ` <Pine.LNX.4.64.0811211621340.18022-3bmvVOk6DZ+DGx/iekXGtrjh7zpefjiS@public.gmane.org>
2008-11-22  2:58                                               ` David Brownell [this message]
2008-11-21  8:42                                       ` Jean Delvare
     [not found]                                         ` <20081121094218.34ecd82a-ig7AzVSIIG7kN2dkZ6Wm7A@public.gmane.org>
2008-11-22  6:04                                           ` Trent Piepho
     [not found]                                             ` <Pine.LNX.4.64.0811212122370.18022-3bmvVOk6DZ+DGx/iekXGtrjh7zpefjiS@public.gmane.org>
2008-11-22 10:13                                               ` Jean Delvare
     [not found]                                                 ` <20081122111340.0bfc2c05-ig7AzVSIIG7kN2dkZ6Wm7A@public.gmane.org>
2008-11-22 20:28                                                   ` Trent Piepho
     [not found]                                                     ` <Pine.LNX.4.64.0811221055470.18022-3bmvVOk6DZ+DGx/iekXGtrjh7zpefjiS@public.gmane.org>
2008-11-23 21:45                                                       ` Jean Delvare
2008-11-19 13:57                           ` Jean Delvare
     [not found]                             ` <20081119145712.1abaa63f-ig7AzVSIIG7kN2dkZ6Wm7A@public.gmane.org>
2008-11-19 18:08                               ` David Brownell
2008-11-21 14:18                           ` Jean Delvare
     [not found]                             ` <20081121151808.324ca78c-ig7AzVSIIG7kN2dkZ6Wm7A@public.gmane.org>
2008-11-21 16:24                               ` David Brownell
     [not found]                                 ` <200811210824.55601.david-b-yBeKhBN/0LDR7s880joybQ@public.gmane.org>
2008-11-21 19:22                                   ` Jean Delvare
     [not found]                                     ` <20081121202223.0261fb9c-ig7AzVSIIG7kN2dkZ6Wm7A@public.gmane.org>
2008-11-21 21:54                                       ` David Brownell
     [not found]                                         ` <200811211354.51501.david-b-yBeKhBN/0LDR7s880joybQ@public.gmane.org>
2008-11-22  9:03                                           ` Jean Delvare
     [not found]                                             ` <20081122100344.61cf42b7-ig7AzVSIIG7kN2dkZ6Wm7A@public.gmane.org>
2008-11-22  9:48                                               ` David Brownell

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