On Wed, 2005-03-30 at 20:25 +1000, Herbert Xu wrote: > Paul Jackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > So I suppose if fork_connector were not used to collect <parent pid, > > child pid> information for accounting, then someone would have to make > > the case that there were enough other uses, of sufficient value, to add > > fork_connector. We have to be a bit careful, in the kernel, to avoid > > adding mechanisms until we have the immediate use in hand. If we don't > > do this, then the kernel ends up looking like the Gargoyles on a > > Renaissance church - burdened with overly ornate features serving no > > earthly purpose. > > I agree completely. In fact the whole drivers/connector directory > looks pretty suspect. Are there any in-kernel users of it at all?
There is the Enhanced Linux System Accounting project http://elsa.sourceforge.net Guillaume - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
