Re: status of LKCD into Linux Kernel

Re: status of LKCD into Linux Kernel

[Guillaume Boissiere]

> I have a naive question. Will the LKCD be merged into
> the Linus' kernel? If yes, when? wild guess?
>
> http://kernelnewbies.org/status/latest.html
> status is alpha. what does it mean?
>
> please cc to me, because I'm not on the lkcd-general/linux-kernel
> mailing list.

Hi Hiro, 

I am the maintainer of the 2.5 status page.  There is an explanation of
what alpha, beta, etc. mean if you go to http://kernelnewbies.org/status/
and click on the link at the bottom.
The project status usually reflects what the project maintainer told me
or just my best guess, so take it with a grain of salt  :-)  
This page is for information purposes only.

One more thing I should reiterate: it's not because an item is on this 
list that it will be included in 2.5.  In fact, I expect many items in 
there to never make it into 2.5.  What goes in is ultimately Linus' 
decision.

Actually, it'd be fun to have a contest (now that we are at the 
beginning of the 2.5 series) to see what people think are the items the 
least likely to get in!

-- Guillaume

status of LKCD into Linux Kernel

[Hiro Yoshioka]

Hi,

I have a naive question. Will the LKCD be merged into
the Linus' kernel? If yes, when? wild guess?

http://kernelnewbies.org/status/latest.html
status is alpha. what does it mean?

please cc to me, because I'm not on the lkcd-general/linux-kernel
mailing list.

Regards,
  Hiro
--
Hiro Yoshioka/CTO, Miracle Linux
mailto:hyoshiok@miraclelinux.com
http://www.miraclelinux.com

Re: status of LKCD into Linux Kernel

[Jeff Garzik]

Hiro Yoshioka wrote:
> I have a naive question. Will the LKCD be merged into
> the Linus' kernel? If yes, when? wild guess?

I talked with Matt Robinson(sp?) at LinuxWorld-NY about LKCD for a few
minutes...  he gave me the impression that a lot of progress has been
made recently.  IBM apparently has some guys working on it, too.

I've always thought Linux needs industrial strength crash dumps like the
other Unices.  There are many benefits, but my own is self interest: 
bug reports get 1000 times better, since you get along with the crash
point a lot more info about the state of the system at the time of the
crash.

So, I hope LKCD is looked upon favorably by the Penguin Gods. :)

	Jeff



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