Re: UKSM: What's maintainers think about it?

From: Andrew Morton
Date: Sun Oct 26 2014 - 00:32:14 EST


On Sat, 25 Oct 2014 22:25:56 +0300 Timofey Titovets <nefelim4ag@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Good time of day, people.
> I try to find 'mm' subsystem specific people and lists, but list
> linux-mm looks dead and mail archive look like deprecated.
> If i must to sent this message to another list or add CC people, let me know.

linux-mm@xxxxxxxxx is alive and well.

> If questions are already asked (i can't find activity before), feel
> free to kick me.
>
> The main questions:
> 1. Somebody test it? I see many reviews about it.
> I already port it to latest linux-next-git kernel and its work without issues.
> http://pastebin.com/6FMuKagS
> (if it matter, i can describe use cases and results, if somebody ask it)
>
> 2. Developers of UKSM already tried to merge it? Somebody talked with uksm devs?
> offtop: now i try to communicate with dev's on kerneldedup.org forum,
> but i have problems with email verification and wait admin
> registration approval.
> (i already sent questions to
> http://kerneldedup.org/forum/home.php?mod=space&username=xianai ,
> because him looks like team leader)
>
> 3. I just want collect feedbacks from linux maintainers team, if you
> decide what UKSM not needed in kernel, all other comments (as i
> understand) not matter.
>
> Like KSM, but better.
> UKSM - Ultra Kernel Samepage Merging
> http://kerneldedup.org/en/projects/uksm/introduction/

It's the first I've heard of it. No, as far as I know there has been
no attempt to upstream UKSM.

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