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From: Jeff Dike <jdike@addtoit.com>
To: BlaisorBlade <blaisorblade_spam@yahoo.it>
Cc: user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net,
	user-mode-linux-user@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [uml-devel] [PATCH] Mconsole exec support - rewritten completely
Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 14:16:28 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <200407261816.i6QIGSfL001860@ccure.user-mode-linux.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 22 Jul 2004 16:53:38 +0200." <200407221653.38293.blaisorblade_spam@yahoo.it>

blaisorblade_spam@yahoo.it said:
> Jeff, you can still think that  this feature should not be in the
> kernel support (but why then bother with  the "proc" command?), 

Because "proc" is needed to diagnose sick UMLs, which may not be able to run
commands.  It's also handy to make measurements which may be affected by logging
in.

> even
> if this time there is no more any parsing code;  but anyway, it will
> stay available for who wants it.

You can maintain this yourself if you want, but it's going nowhere near my
tree.  I've said why I don't like it, and haven't heard any real arguments
for it, just whining by people who think parsing login sequences and shell
prompts is hard.

				Jeff



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Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2004-07-22 14:53 [uml-devel] [PATCH] Mconsole exec support - rewritten completely BlaisorBlade
2004-07-26 18:16 ` Jeff Dike [this message]
2004-07-27  3:13   ` Matt Zimmerman

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