Re: Christmas list for the kernel

Bill Davidsen
2005-11-23T15:52:52Z

Jon Smirl wrote:
> There have been recent comments about the pace of kernel development
> slowing. What are the major areas that still need major work? When the
> thread slows down maybe Linus will tell us what the top ten items
> really are.
>
> To get things started here's a few that I would add:
>
> 1) graphics, it is a total mess.
>
> 2) get Xen merged, virtualization will be key on the server.
> Hotplugable CPUs and memory are tied up in this one.
>
Serious question, when/if xen is in the kernel, is there a reason for
UML? If so, why would I use UML instead of xen, and where?

I'm looking at a project eventually headed for a blade server, clearly
some cost saving in the testing environment would be nice.

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-bill davidsen (davidsen@tmr.com)
"The secret to procrastination is to put things off until the
last possible moment - but no longer" -me