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kay at vrfy

May 9, 2012, 6:21 AM


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Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer [In reply to]

On Wed, May 9, 2012 at 9:07 AM, Ingo Molnar <mingo [at] kernel> wrote:
> * Linus Torvalds <torvalds [at] linux-foundation> wrote:
>
>> [...]
>>
>> So it's like a defibrillator: it is good to *have* one, but
>> it's really bad to have to *use* one.

I rather teach the people with known heart problems to only slap their
shocks at people who wear a sign that they are prepared to get
treated, instead of just letting them "help" the healthy random next
guy. :)

> /me nominates this for LWN quote of the week!
>
> Thanks for bringing sanity into printk,

Sounds like the view of sanity of the guys with heart problems, not so
much of the healthy guys. :)

In other words:
Isolation of risk-takers from non-risk-takers is usually a good thing.

Explicit annotation of exceptions almost every time beats expressions
which need heuristics to construct the context.

We use typed pointer instead of void too, even when we don't need it
most of the time. :)

Kay
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[PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer kay at vrfy May 2, 2012, 5:29 PM
    Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer peterz at infradead May 3, 2012, 12:48 PM
        Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer kay at vrfy May 3, 2012, 12:54 PM
        Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer torvalds at linux-foundation May 3, 2012, 12:56 PM
    Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer peterz at infradead May 3, 2012, 12:55 PM
    Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer peterz at infradead May 3, 2012, 1:02 PM
        Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer torvalds at linux-foundation May 3, 2012, 1:09 PM
    Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer peterz at infradead May 3, 2012, 1:11 PM
        Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer greg at kroah May 3, 2012, 1:18 PM
    Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer levinsasha928 at gmail May 8, 2012, 1:48 AM
    Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer kay at vrfy May 8, 2012, 4:14 AM
        Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer levinsasha928 at gmail May 8, 2012, 6:33 AM
        Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer torvalds at linux-foundation May 8, 2012, 8:52 PM
    Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer kay at vrfy May 8, 2012, 7:29 AM
    Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer kay at vrfy May 8, 2012, 8:33 AM
    Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer levinsasha928 at gmail May 8, 2012, 8:57 AM
    Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer kay at vrfy May 8, 2012, 9:27 AM
    Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer greg at kroah May 8, 2012, 3:57 PM
    Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer joe at perches May 8, 2012, 9:06 PM
    Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer levinsasha928 at gmail May 8, 2012, 9:11 PM
    Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer torvalds at linux-foundation May 8, 2012, 9:27 PM
    Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer torvalds at linux-foundation May 8, 2012, 9:36 PM
    Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer mingo at kernel May 9, 2012, 12:07 AM
        Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer kay at vrfy May 9, 2012, 6:21 AM
        Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer kay at vrfy May 9, 2012, 6:29 AM
    Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer kay at vrfy May 9, 2012, 2:38 AM
    Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer joe at perches May 9, 2012, 6:50 AM
        Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer kay at vrfy May 9, 2012, 7:37 AM
    Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer yinghai at kernel May 9, 2012, 4:02 PM
    Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer greg at kroah May 9, 2012, 4:06 PM
        Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer kay at vrfy May 9, 2012, 7:30 PM
            Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer levinsasha928 at gmail May 11, 2012, 3:35 AM
    Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer kay at vrfy May 9, 2012, 5:54 PM
        Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer torvalds at linux-foundation May 9, 2012, 6:18 PM
    Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer kay at vrfy May 9, 2012, 7:32 PM
        Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer joe at perches May 9, 2012, 7:46 PM
    Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer kay at vrfy May 10, 2012, 9:39 AM
        Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer torvalds at linux-foundation May 10, 2012, 9:47 AM
    Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer tony.luck at gmail May 10, 2012, 11:49 AM
    Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer kay at vrfy May 10, 2012, 12:09 PM
        Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer tytso at mit May 10, 2012, 1:14 PM
            Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer joe at perches May 10, 2012, 1:37 PM
                Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer kay at vrfy May 10, 2012, 1:39 PM
            Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer kay at vrfy May 10, 2012, 1:38 PM
    Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer joe at perches May 10, 2012, 1:46 PM
        Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer torvalds at linux-foundation May 10, 2012, 1:52 PM
        Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer kay at vrfy May 10, 2012, 2:01 PM
    Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer joe at perches May 10, 2012, 2:11 PM
        Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer kay at vrfy May 10, 2012, 2:15 PM
        Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer torvalds at linux-foundation May 10, 2012, 2:58 PM
    Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer joe at perches May 10, 2012, 5:13 PM
    Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer kay at vrfy May 10, 2012, 5:38 PM
        Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer kay at vrfy May 10, 2012, 6:23 PM
            Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer kay at vrfy May 14, 2012, 11:46 AM
    Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer gregkh at linuxfoundation May 11, 2012, 8:19 AM
        Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer levinsasha928 at gmail May 11, 2012, 8:22 AM
        Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer torvalds at linux-foundation May 11, 2012, 8:35 AM
    Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer kay at vrfy May 11, 2012, 8:40 AM
    Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer torvalds at linux-foundation May 11, 2012, 8:47 AM
    Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer kernel at teksavvy May 11, 2012, 12:51 PM
        Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer torvalds at linux-foundation May 11, 2012, 1:02 PM
    Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer levinsasha928 at gmail May 12, 2012, 12:43 AM
    Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer kernel at teksavvy May 12, 2012, 11:04 AM
    Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer torvalds at linux-foundation May 12, 2012, 11:35 AM
    Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer kay at vrfy May 13, 2012, 4:08 AM
    Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer kernel at teksavvy May 13, 2012, 6:22 AM
        Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer torvalds at linux-foundation May 13, 2012, 11:01 AM
        Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer valdis.kletnieks at vt May 14, 2012, 9:40 AM
    Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer kay at vrfy May 13, 2012, 2:30 PM
    Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer kay at vrfy May 13, 2012, 2:48 PM
    Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer kernel at teksavvy May 13, 2012, 3:19 PM
    Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer hpa at kernel May 16, 2012, 8:44 PM
    Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer anton.vorontsov at linaro May 26, 2012, 4:11 AM
        Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer kay at vrfy May 27, 2012, 7:23 AM
    Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer kay at vrfy May 29, 2012, 9:07 AM
        Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer joe at perches May 29, 2012, 9:14 AM
            Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer kay at vrfy May 29, 2012, 9:34 AM
        RE: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer tony.luck at intel May 29, 2012, 10:11 AM
        Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer greg at kroah Jun 5, 2012, 11:33 PM
        Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer gregkh at linuxfoundation Jun 14, 2012, 5:04 PM
            Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer cbouatmailru at gmail Jun 14, 2012, 6:31 PM
            Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer kay at vrfy Jun 15, 2012, 5:07 AM
                Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer mingo at kernel Jun 15, 2012, 5:23 AM
                    Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer gregkh at linuxfoundation Jun 15, 2012, 2:53 PM
                Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer anton.vorontsov at linaro Jun 15, 2012, 5:23 AM
                Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer tony.luck at gmail Jun 15, 2012, 1:54 PM
    Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer joe at perches May 29, 2012, 9:51 AM
    Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer kay at vrfy May 29, 2012, 10:22 AM
    Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer kay at vrfy May 30, 2012, 4:29 AM
    Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer mtk.manpages at gmail Nov 28, 2012, 5:33 AM
    Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer kay at vrfy Nov 28, 2012, 8:22 AM
    Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer torvalds at linux-foundation Nov 28, 2012, 8:37 AM
    Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer kay at vrfy Nov 28, 2012, 8:49 AM
    Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer kay at vrfy Nov 28, 2012, 9:51 AM
        Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer mtk.manpages at gmail Nov 29, 2012, 5:18 AM
    Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer kay at vrfy Nov 29, 2012, 5:28 AM
    Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer mtk.manpages at gmail Nov 29, 2012, 5:37 AM
    Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer kay at vrfy Nov 29, 2012, 6:08 AM
    Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer mtk.manpages at gmail Nov 29, 2012, 6:18 AM
    Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer kay at vrfy Nov 29, 2012, 6:31 AM

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