From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx1-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.11] helo=sc8-sf-mx1.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1ATS07-0007Sv-VG for user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Mon, 08 Dec 2003 12:29:03 -0800 Received: from [12.177.129.25] (helo=ccure.user-mode-linux.org) by sc8-sf-mx1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (TLSv1:DES-CBC3-SHA:168) (Exim 4.24) id 1ATS05-0000Bt-Tc for user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Mon, 08 Dec 2003 12:29:02 -0800 Message-Id: <200312082042.hB8KgiAv029421@ccure.user-mode-linux.org> Subject: Re: [uml-devel] updating 2.6 to merge 2.4 changes(was: Re: bug in COW? - Re: [uml-user] uml 2.6.0-test9 crash) In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 07 Dec 2003 11:53:33 +0100." <200312071153.33410.blaisorblade_spam@yahoo.it> References: <200312071153.33410.blaisorblade_spam@yahoo.it> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii From: Jeff Dike Sender: user-mode-linux-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: user-mode-linux-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Unsubscribe: , List-Id: The user-mode Linux development list List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Mon, 08 Dec 2003 15:42:44 -0500 To: BlaisorBlade Cc: user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net blaisorblade_spam@yahoo.it said: > Do you think using a common code base and insulating the different > things inside the 2_5compat.h header(since you created it, I suppose > this was the meaning) would be a bad idea? Yes, it was a very bad idea. I will accept patches which get rid of 2_5compat.h :-) Insulation is nice, but, in reality, what happens is that the insulation just becomes obfuscation, hiding what the code really is and making it harder to maintain. Jeff ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials. Become an expert in LINUX or just sharpen your skills. Sign up for IBM's Free Linux Tutorials. Learn everything from the bash shell to sys admin. Click now! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1278&alloc_id=3371&op=click _______________________________________________ User-mode-linux-devel mailing list User-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/user-mode-linux-devel