-bs patchset still useful for users?
Hi Paolo,
As you know, Gentoo package and distribute your -bs patchset.
I know you (and the other usermode maintainers) have been feeding lots upstream lately, so I'm wondering whether the -bs patchset is still useful for UML users, or whether vanilla 2.6.15 can act as a suitable replacement?
Thanks,
Daniel
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Quoted 8 lines · Daniel Drake
Hi Paolo,
As you know, Gentoo package and distribute your -bs patchset.
I know you (and the other usermode maintainers) have been feeding lots upstream lately, so I'm wondering whether the -bs patchset is still useful for UML users, or whether vanilla 2.6.15 can act as a suitable replacement?
Vanilla can do, however -bs has one little additional feature (mconsole-exec) and contains all bug fixes written after the release (only few important ones go to -stable, they're very restrictive and some -bs patches don't fix critical "regressions"/crashes).
In fact, most times 2.6.n-bs is entirely merged in 2.6.(n+1).
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Thanks,
Daniel
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Vanilla can do, however -bs has one little additional feature (mconsole-exec) and contains all bug fixes written after the release (only few important ones go to -stable, they're very restrictive and some -bs patches don't fix critical "regressions"/crashes).
In fact, most times 2.6.n-bs is entirely merged in 2.6.(n+1).
Great.
Unless you have any strong objections, I will probably drop usermode-sources from Gentoo, and suggest that users migrate to gentoo-sources.
The problem is that usermode-sources doesn't have a maintainer within Gentoo. At the moment I've been taking care of it, but you know how clueless I am about UML. Also, it's a lot of work to maintain a kernel within a distro, and Gentoo have too many...
Thanks for helping us out with the UML bugs, and I hope you will continue spending a few minutes here and there providing input. I don't expect you will, but if you have time, you are always welcome to send important UML fixes to me for inclusion in Gentoo's patchset (we aren't quite as strict as -stable). I'll be keeping an eye on the -bs patchset anyway.
Daniel
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Quoted 8 lines · Daniel Drake
Quoted 6 lines · Blaisorblade
Vanilla can do, however -bs has one little additional feature (mconsole-exec) and contains all bug fixes written after the release (only few important ones go to -stable, they're very restrictive and some -bs patches don't fix critical "regressions"/crashes).
In fact, most times 2.6.n-bs is entirely merged in 2.6.(n+1).
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Great.
Unless you have any strong objections, I will probably drop usermode-sources from Gentoo, and suggest that users migrate to gentoo-sources.
The problem is that usermode-sources doesn't have a maintainer within Gentoo.
Given I do use Gentoo, and I understand ebuilds, is that problem solvable (i.e. by me becoming maintainer?)
Don't know well what this implies (I looked at "How to become a Gentoo developer" docs and it seemed require much more than what I do for -bs), but could still be pursued.
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At the moment I've been taking care of it, but you know how clueless I am about UML. Also, it's a lot of work to maintain a kernel within a distro, and Gentoo have too many...
Thanks for helping us out with the UML bugs, and I hope you will continue spending a few minutes here and there providing input. I don't expect you will, but if you have time, you are always welcome to send important UML fixes to me for inclusion in Gentoo's patchset (we aren't quite as strict as -stable). I'll be keeping an eye on the -bs patchset anyway.
There is an useful feature in -bs which isn't included in mainline (because Jeff Dike legitimaly thinks it's not something which should be in kernel), and which could be added to gentoo-sources, I hope.
i.e. Mconsole Exec support (basically, it allows to say to UML to start a new
process inside the guest kernel, without working network and such, and easily scriptable).
"uml: mconsole exec support
Adds the "exec" command to mconsole; the command is passed to /bin/sh -c, so you know its syntax, and can freely use redirections and so on."
Latest version is at:
Probably you'll need a link from the home page to this patch by itself (for updated versions, even if it's very stable), which I'll happily add if you agree.
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Given I do use Gentoo, and I understand ebuilds, is that problem solvable (i.e. by me becoming maintainer?)
Yes, and it would be great to see this happen!
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Don't know well what this implies (I looked at "How to become a Gentoo developer" docs and it seemed require much more than what I do for -bs), but could still be pursued.
The procedure may seem a bit much given that you will only be maintaining one package (at least initially), but you actually are given commit access to the whole tree (like all other developers). You need to read over the policies and show that you understand them.
You'll have to answer these questions:
http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/devrel/quiz/ebuild-quiz.txt
All of the needed information can be found here:
http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/devrel/handbook/handbook.xml
If you need any help or have any questions then you are free to ask me. There is also a 2nd quiz later, with questions similar to the first.
As well as that, it usually takes 28 days to complete the process, so if you are happy with all of this, let me know and I'll get the ball rolling right away.
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There is an useful feature in -bs which isn't included in mainline (because Jeff Dike legitimaly thinks it's not something which should be in kernel), and which could be added to gentoo-sources, I hope.
gentoo-sources requires patches to be merged or at least headed upstream into Linus' tree, with very few exceptions. In general we wouldn't include this sort of patch.
However, if you are willing to become a developer and look after usermode-sources then this won't be an issue.
Thanks!
Daniel
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Quoted 21 lines · Daniel Drake
Quoted 2 lines · Blaisorblade
Given I do use Gentoo, and I understand ebuilds, is that problem solvable (i.e. by me becoming maintainer?)
Yes, and it would be great to see this happen!
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Don't know well what this implies (I looked at "How to become a Gentoo developer" docs and it seemed require much more than what I do for -bs), but could still be pursued.
The procedure may seem a bit much given that you will only be maintaining one package (at least initially), but you actually are given commit access to the whole tree (like all other developers). You need to read over the policies and show that you understand them.
You'll have to answer these questions:
http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/devrel/quiz/ebuild-quiz.txt
All of the needed information can be found here:
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http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/devrel/handbook/handbook.xml
If you need any help or have any questions then you are free to ask me. There is also a 2nd quiz later, with questions similar to the first.
As well as that, it usually takes 28 days to complete the process, so if you are happy with all of this, let me know and I'll get the ball rolling right away.
Well, yep... ok..., will see. The problem is that I'm a busy student, so I don't know whether I'll find time (I already don't find time for non-routine work on UML). However, feel free to keep what you were doing - if and when I'll feel ready, I'll let you know.
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There is an useful feature in -bs which isn't included in mainline (because Jeff Dike legitimaly thinks it's not something which should be in kernel), and which could be added to gentoo-sources, I hope.
gentoo-sources requires patches to be merged or at least headed upstream into Linus' tree, with very few exceptions. In general we wouldn't include this sort of patch.
However, if you are willing to become a developer and look after usermode-sources then this won't be an issue.
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Quoted 1 line · Blaisorblade
Well, yep... ok..., will see. The problem is that I'm a busy student, so I don't know whether I'll find time (I already don't find time for non-routine work on UML). However, feel free to keep what you were doing - if and when I'll feel ready, I'll let you know.
I know the feeling - it's the same with me.
I'll hang onto usermode-sources for a while longer, and hopefully you'll find a few hours somewhere!
Thanks.
Daniel
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