Linus Torvalds writes: (Summary) There's a LWN
article about it from 2015, and it wasn't new back then either (slides
from 2013).
from 2013).
I wouldn't be surprised if there had been academic _papers_ written about the notion.
about the notion.
So if there *still* is no actual real code around this, then that just strengthens my point - no way should we merge something where people haven't actually bothered to write the user-mode component for years and years.
years and years.
It really boils down to: "if nobody can be bothered to write the user mode parts after several years, why should it be merged into the kernel"?
kernel"?
I don't think that's too much to ask for.
I don't think that's too much to ask for.
Linus
Linus
Linus
from 2013).
I wouldn't be surprised if there had been academic _papers_ written about the notion.
about the notion.
So if there *still* is no actual real code around this, then that just strengthens my point - no way should we merge something where people haven't actually bothered to write the user-mode component for years and years.
years and years.
It really boils down to: "if nobody can be bothered to write the user mode parts after several years, why should it be merged into the kernel"?
kernel"?
I don't think that's too much to ask for.
I don't think that's too much to ask for.
Linus
Linus
Linus