On Fri 2008-01-25 04:25:24, David Newall wrote:
> Adrian Bunk wrote:
> > Removing dead code makes:
> > - the kernel smaller,
> > - the kernel faster and
> > - makes it easier to maintain the non-dead code.
> >   
> 
> The performance benefit is trivial, and the improvement to
> maintainability is even less.
> 
> > All of these are considered useful by the people who actually 
> > contribute to the Linux kernel.
> >   
> 
> Contributions to the kernel take forms other than just code.  I'm
> contributing in this very instance by putting the argument against
> removal of code.  Once removed it'll be much harder to re-insert than to
> repair in-situ.

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                                (yes, that's you, David. You are
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                                                                        Pavel
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