Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 09:00:09 -0800 (PST) From: "ALeine" <aleine@austrosearch.net> To: tbyte@OTEL.net Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: organization Message-ID: <200503291700.j2TH091i022393@marlena.vvi.at>
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tbyte@OTEL.net wrote: > And the worts of all is that You are both right to some extent. The > new developers want the source tree arranged in the way mohamed says it > should be. Not some device drivers live in pci/ other in dev/ and things > like that. And on the other hand experienced kernel hackers who want > things to stay as they are so it is easy for them to navigate in know > waters. IMHO mohamed is a bit "more" right. If you are really dedicated to studying the kernel sources at that level issues such as learning the layout are really nonissues, the time a new developer initially spends hunting around for files because they are not familiar with the layout is insignificant compared to the time experienced developers would lose as a result of a new layout being introduced, especially during a critical development stage. Once all the major changes are finished and we move to micro optimization a new, more consistent and logical layout would be an option, but until then, IMHO, things should stay the way they are. Also, the benefit of such a reorganization at this time does not justify the work needed to make it happen. It Would Be Nice (TM), but it's not practical. ALeine ___________________________________________________________________ WebMail FREE http://mail.austrosearch.net
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