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 26DEFC433DB for ; Wed, 24 Mar 2021 07:24:17 +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 AB0C5619FD for ; Wed, 24 Mar 2021 07:24:16 +0000 (UTC) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 mail.kernel.org AB0C5619FD 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]:33268 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1lOxsF-0000rp-Rl for qemu-devel@archiver.kernel.org; Wed, 24 Mar 2021 03:24:15 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:47946) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1lOxqq-0007nl-Mu for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Wed, 24 Mar 2021 03:22:48 -0400 Received: from mail.kernel.org ([198.145.29.99]:37742) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1lOxqn-0007PF-MY for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Wed, 24 Mar 2021 03:22:48 -0400 Received: by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id D19BB619FA; Wed, 24 Mar 2021 07:22:42 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=linuxfoundation.org; s=korg; t=1616570564; bh=A0pGJbn75arVdOD9b5IBCTpV/4uLDqxrD6Da79sVFnc=; h=Date:From:To:Cc:Subject:References:In-Reply-To:From; b=R4Rq5zuB3Z/Vfseh37K/cZNtdG7CkZTTjV8tzbmwqVjNNCZREy9jMM4hL57gfji30 9W96veE+jEaie8zu2sgf1c44Mcp8hTlaH/wdq1HNKXnBRhWu8667lhEwcBEVM1ejAL C8BNQEfeKQP0mO4Cgy2lM758ALTtzS6UPKd/vd+8= Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2021 08:22:40 +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=unavailable 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? Now dropped from my char-misc-testing branch. If you all decide you want this as a kernel driver, please resubmit it. Also next time, you might give me a heads-up that you don't want a patch merged... thanks, greg k-h