Re: [RFC][PATCH] SCHED_EDF scheduling class

From: Avi Kivity
Date: Wed Sep 23 2009 - 11:13:08 EST


On 09/23/2009 06:08 PM, Daniel Walker wrote:

Not true, you want to address the major issues first. What's the point
of fixing whitespace if the whole approach is rejected? if it has to
undergo a rewrite? (not an opinion on EDF btw, just as an example)
I'm not sure why your fixated on whitespace , but thinking about it more
I don't think it matters .. If you fix whitespace or major issues first,
it doesn't matter .. All the issues have to eventually get fixed .. Not
to mentioned that LKML is not something you could remotely control in
that way.

A technical issue is that if you rewrite the code the whitespace fix becomes irrelevant. But more important is that it's a distraction when people are thinking about requirements and design.

In this case the author is not totally aware of how to submit this
code.. I don't think it's at all inappropriate to comment on that. His
next submission will likely be much cleaner and nicer. It may even speed
up the inclusion process since he'll be more easily able to submit the
code (with practice and comments from us).

Give people some credit.
What do you mean?


If he's able to write a scheduling class, he'll pick up the coding style when it becomes relevant.

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