Re: [PATCH v4 00/34] Printbufs - new data structure for building strings

[Steven Rostedt]

On Tue, 19 Jul 2022 21:31:49 -0400
Kent Overstreet <kent.overstreet@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > No, my response is, why should we replace something that is working
> > just fine?  
> For you. For your code.

For the current working kernel.

> 
> Look, Steve, I've tried to work with you. And I've given you reasons why 
> seq_buf doesn't work for vsprintf.c, and more general cases. You have 

Please post the lore links, I'll go back and read them.

> not responded _at all_ with technical reasons or discussion, all you've 
> done from the very start is lecture me on process.

That's because process *is* the way things get into upstream. I guess
you fail to understand that.

> 
> And, to be blunt, the time to have the printbuf vs. seq_buf discussion 
> was months ago. I tried to start that discussion with you, and you 
> ghosted on IRC when I started talking about the things in seq_buf that 
> would have to change.

Look, that was when I was traveling. And when I'm traveling I pretty
much do not respond to IRC.

> 
> Like I said, I'll CC you when v5 is posted.

OK.

-- Steve