Re: in-kernel messaging (was Re: brasero requires gvfs)

2014-09-04 Thread Bzzzz
On Thu, 4 Sep 2014 12:06:29 -0300 Henrique de Moraes Holschuh wrote: > https://lwn.net/Articles/405346/ > https://lwn.net/Articles/484203/ > https://lwn.net/Articles/580194/ > https://lwn.net/Articles/537017/ > https://lwn.net/Articles/551969/ Thanks for these very interesting links. > Be sure

Re: in-kernel messaging (was Re: brasero requires gvfs)

2014-09-04 Thread Steve Litt
On Thu, 4 Sep 2014 02:42:33 +0200 B wrote: > On Thu, 4 Sep 2014 09:26:48 +0900 > Joel Rees wrote: > > [SNIP] > > So, where is the solution then? Bzzz, what I'm about to say is a genuine question, not a snide remark: What's the problem needing a solution? I would guess the problem is pro

DBUS: Was in-kernel messaging (was Re: brasero requires gvfs)

2014-09-04 Thread Steve Litt
On Wed, 3 Sep 2014 21:38:47 +0100 Jonathan Dowland wrote: > On Wed, Sep 03, 2014 at 03:54:06AM +0200, B wrote: > > Hehe, because it sinks his claws deep and everywhere (it also > > plans to implant dbus _into_ the kernel (WTF? A kernel is > > here to kernelling and nothing else AFAIK), > >

Re: in-kernel messaging (was Re: brasero requires gvfs)

2014-09-04 Thread Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
On Thu, 04 Sep 2014, Joel Rees wrote: > dbus/kdbus is actually another case of re-inventing bad solutions, and > getting things more wrong the second time. > > Admitted, it's often better to do something not-quite-right than do nothing > at all, but forgetting that there is a better way is not a g

Re: in-kernel messaging (was Re: brasero requires gvfs)

2014-09-04 Thread Joel Rees
On Thu, Sep 4, 2014 at 9:46 PM, Jonathan Dowland wrote: > On Thu, Sep 04, 2014 at 08:03:29PM +0900, Joel Rees wrote: >> Where? indeed. >> What problem are we trying to solve with dbus and kdbus? > > I think Bzzz interpreted your assurance that dbus and kdbus were bad fits for > 'the problem' as im

Re: in-kernel messaging (was Re: brasero requires gvfs)

2014-09-04 Thread Jonathan Dowland
On Thu, Sep 04, 2014 at 08:03:29PM +0900, Joel Rees wrote: > Where? indeed. > What problem are we trying to solve with dbus and kdbus? I think Bzzz interpreted your assurance that dbus and kdbus were bad fits for 'the problem' as implying you were aware of what was a better fit. He's clearly quite

Re: in-kernel messaging (was Re: brasero requires gvfs)

2014-09-04 Thread Joel Rees
2014/09/04 9:43 "B" : > > On Thu, 4 Sep 2014 09:26:48 +0900 > Joel Rees wrote: > > [SNIP] > > So, where is the solution then? Where? indeed. What problem are we trying to solve with dbus and kdbus? Joel Rees Computer memory is just fancy paper, CPUs just fancy pens. All is a stream of text

Re: in-kernel messaging (was Re: brasero requires gvfs)

2014-09-03 Thread Bzzzz
On Thu, 4 Sep 2014 09:26:48 +0900 Joel Rees wrote: [SNIP] So, where is the solution then? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20140904024233.58e4f8f7@m

Re: in-kernel messaging (was Re: brasero requires gvfs)

2014-09-03 Thread Joel Rees
2014/09/04 6:02 "B" : > > On Wed, 3 Sep 2014 21:38:47 +0100 > Jonathan Dowland wrote: > > Thanks for your very clear explanation, Jonathan. > > > kernel support is pretty much essential to improve the performance of > > dbus. Lots of data is being passed over dbus by apps nowadays, and > > bec

Re: in-kernel messaging (was Re: brasero requires gvfs)

2014-09-03 Thread Bzzzz
On Wed, 3 Sep 2014 21:38:47 +0100 Jonathan Dowland wrote: Thanks for your very clear explanation, Jonathan. > kernel support is pretty much essential to improve the performance of > dbus. Lots of data is being passed over dbus by apps nowadays, and > because it's an entirely userspace solution t

in-kernel messaging (was Re: brasero requires gvfs)

2014-09-03 Thread Jonathan Dowland
On Wed, Sep 03, 2014 at 03:54:06AM +0200, B wrote: > Hehe, because it sinks his claws deep and everywhere (it also > plans to implant dbus _into_ the kernel (WTF? A kernel is > here to kernelling and nothing else AFAIK), Plans to move bits of dbus into the kernel predate systemd. The first s