On Thursday 01 December 2011 23:09:03 Jonathan Nieder wrote:
> (Kernel image size is also a consideration, though probably not a
> major worry in this particular example.)

Indeed. In this case we're talking about 130 lines of source code (3 KB), see 
arch/x86/mm/memtest.c

> > If just few requests for a feature is not enough to convince that we need
> > it, how many people should ask, exactly, in order to make the change?
> 
> One reliable contributor.  Or just describe a use case that makes it a
> compelling addition to Debian.  (Since there is already a memtest86+
> package, "replacing memtest86+" isn't one.)

We have three:

Romain Francoise <rfranco...@debian.org>, who reported (closed) 556365,
me and intrigeri <intrig...@boum.org>.

I guess all three of us should be working on our reliability... :)

> Thanks for your interest, and hope that helps,
> Jonathan

Thank you.

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