Re: [Patch 1/2] Trace code and documentation (updated)

[Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org>]

On Wed, Sep 19, 2007 at 07:48:45PM +0200, Sam Ravnborg wrote:
> > Well, this is kernel code - so util-linux is not the solution here
> > obviously :)
> 
> Can you sketch what you have in mind.
> We right now have said we wnated to:
> 1) include a framework for executing simple new-syscall-test-stubs
> 2) have a nice place for kernel example code
> 
> I could come up with something but I expect you already have something
> in your mind where to put stuff.
> If I have a rough idea I can start looking into the kbuild bits of it.
> Not that I will have it ready within the next two weeks but nice buffer
> when I anyway drop sleeping..

I think for samples we just want a samples/ toplevel directory with
normal Kbuild and Kconfig files.  Not any different from drivers or
filesystems, just a new hiearchary.

tests stuff was rather disliked by Linus, so I wonder wether we should
go ahead with it.  We'd need a test driver like expect to driver the
testcases.