From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1030737AbWJKAq4 (ORCPT ); Tue, 10 Oct 2006 20:46:56 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1030738AbWJKAq4 (ORCPT ); Tue, 10 Oct 2006 20:46:56 -0400 Received: from cantor2.suse.de ([195.135.220.15]:48807 "EHLO mx2.suse.de") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1030737AbWJKAqz (ORCPT ); Tue, 10 Oct 2006 20:46:55 -0400 Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 02:46:54 +0200 From: Nick Piggin To: Arjan van de Ven Cc: Christoph Hellwig , Linux Memory Management , Andrew Morton , Linux Kernel Subject: Re: SPAM: Re: [rfc] 2.6.19-rc1-git5: consolidation of file backed fault handlers Message-ID: <20061011004654.GB25430@wotan.suse.de> References: <20061010121314.19693.75503.sendpatchset@linux.site> <20061010143342.GA5580@infradead.org> <20061010150142.GE2431@wotan.suse.de> <1160496546.3000.315.camel@laptopd505.fenrus.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1160496546.3000.315.camel@laptopd505.fenrus.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.9i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Tue, Oct 10, 2006 at 06:09:06PM +0200, Arjan van de Ven wrote: > > \ What: vm_ops.nopage > > -When: October 2008, provided in-kernel callers have been converted > > +When: October 2007, provided in-kernel callers have been converted > > Why: This interface is replaced by vm_ops.fault, but it has been around > > forever, is used by a lot of drivers, and doesn't cost much to > > maintain. > > but a year is a really long time; 6 months would be a lot more > reasonable.. > (it's not as if most external modules will switch until it's really > gone.. more notice isn't really going to help that at all; at least make > the kernel printk once on the first use of this so that they notice!) I agree with that. But the printk can't go in until all the in-tree users are converted. I will get around to doing that once the interface is firmer. As for timeframe, I don't have any strong feelings, but 6 months might only be 1 kernel release, and we may not have got around to putting the printk in yet ;)