From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.6 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_INVALID, DKIM_SIGNED,HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_NONE, SPF_PASS autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A21C0C433C1 for ; Tue, 23 Mar 2021 17:27:23 +0000 (UTC) Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [209.51.188.17]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 43BFD6157E for ; Tue, 23 Mar 2021 17:27:23 +0000 (UTC) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 mail.kernel.org 43BFD6157E Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dmarc=fail (p=none dis=none) header.from=linuxfoundation.org Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=qemu-devel-bounces+qemu-devel=archiver.kernel.org@nongnu.org Received: from localhost ([::1]:52186 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1lOkoM-0004tq-Ef for qemu-devel@archiver.kernel.org; Tue, 23 Mar 2021 13:27:22 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:50334) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1lOk04-0006ef-Lk for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Tue, 23 Mar 2021 12:35:24 -0400 Received: from mail.kernel.org ([198.145.29.99]:55346) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1lOjzy-0001lv-Bs for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Tue, 23 Mar 2021 12:35:22 -0400 Received: by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 4BAF9619B4; Tue, 23 Mar 2021 16:35:16 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=linuxfoundation.org; s=korg; t=1616517316; bh=RK+Kv0wxjcx5breQamKbj/qd89hf2M+eHtScR6kIrvA=; h=Date:From:To:Cc:Subject:References:In-Reply-To:From; b=bmf7U7KRA1m3gCUVC68jb1cPk4eb0Ce3ElrG1jzdXzWAn5+SG+L5DJs0n8es+H/Lh oFcl1isxkQlKrWEv2Im4EifesAsn4zgc9iupKF0PhEqpI8o5oV+QEbnQ98S/y4FZoJ hNusdpNZpE+/cIZZKPW2OTOBGC+Us/bvevZUElxI= Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2021 17:35:14 +0100 From: Greg KH To: "Catangiu, Adrian Costin" Subject: Re: [PATCH v8] drivers/misc: sysgenid: add system generation id driver Message-ID: References: <1615213083-29869-1-git-send-email-acatan@amazon.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: Received-SPF: pass client-ip=198.145.29.99; envelope-from=gregkh@linuxfoundation.org; helo=mail.kernel.org X-Spam_score_int: -70 X-Spam_score: -7.1 X-Spam_bar: ------- X-Spam_report: (-7.1 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIMWL_WL_HIGH=-0.001, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI=-5, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: qemu-devel@nongnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: "Jason@zx2c4.com" , "areber@redhat.com" , "kvm@vger.kernel.org" , "linux-doc@vger.kernel.org" , "ghammer@redhat.com" , "vijaysun@ca.ibm.com" , "0x7f454c46@gmail.com" <0x7f454c46@gmail.com>, "qemu-devel@nongnu.org" , "mhocko@kernel.org" , "dgunigun@redhat.com" , "avagin@gmail.com" , "pavel@ucw.cz" , "ptikhomirov@virtuozzo.com" , "linux-s390@vger.kernel.org" , "corbet@lwn.net" , "mpe@ellerman.id.au" , "mst@redhat.com" , "ebiggers@kernel.org" , "borntraeger@de.ibm.com" , "Singh, Balbir" , "bonzini@gnu.org" , "Graf \(AWS\), Alexander" , "arnd@arndb.de" , "jannh@google.com" , "Weiss, Radu" , "asmehra@redhat.com" , "rppt@kernel.org" , "luto@kernel.org" , "gil@azul.com" , "oridgar@gmail.com" , "MacCarthaigh, Colm" , "tytso@mit.edu" , "ovzxemul@gmail.com" , "rdunlap@infradead.org" , "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" , "ebiederm@xmission.com" , "rafael@kernel.org" , "w@1wt.eu" , "Woodhouse, David" Errors-To: qemu-devel-bounces+qemu-devel=archiver.kernel.org@nongnu.org Sender: "Qemu-devel" On Tue, Mar 23, 2021 at 04:10:27PM +0000, Catangiu, Adrian Costin wrote: > Hi Greg, > > After your previous reply on this thread we started considering to provide this interface and framework/functionality through a userspace service instead of a kernel interface. > The latest iteration on this evolving patch-set doesn’t have strong reasons for living in the kernel anymore - the only objectively strong advantage would be easier driving of ecosystem integration; but I am not sure that's a good enough reason to create a new kernel interface. > > I am now looking into adding this through Systemd. Either as a pluggable service or maybe even a systemd builtin offering. > > What are your thoughts on it? I'll gladly drop this patch if it's not needed in the kernel, thanks for letting me know. greg k-h