Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] xentrace: add a tool to break down the result of vmexit

[Ian Jackson <Ian.Jackson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

George Dunlap writes ("Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] xentrace: add a tool to break 
down the result of vmexit"):
> On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 2:28 PM, Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
> <konrad.wilk@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On Fri, Aug 09, 2013 at 10:10:19AM +0100, George Dunlap wrote:
> >> I'm not sure what it would take to get it checked into the main
> >> repo.  At the moment the code is just one massive file (with a
> >> couple of helper files), and no doubt has a number of coding style
> >> inconsistencies - though I there is certainly worse code in the
> >> tree. :-)

I think there is no problem introducing it into the main tree.

If we reach consensus, I would be happy to do that as a subtree merge
followed by adjustments to the build machinery.  (So we would import
with a git version of the existing history.)

Things that I think might need attention and haven't seen discussed
are:

1. Build system.  Can it easily be plumbed into the build system for
   tools ?

2. Copyright.  Does the xenalyse history contain good copyright
   information for all the code ?

> > My opinion is that it should have the same treatment as any new
> > code added - adhere to the StyleGuide.

I don't think we should block addition of new code under a new tools/
directory for style reasons.  tools/ is already full of code under a
variety of different styles.  Our practice has been to insist that
each directory has a single style, and to expect changes to maintain
the style of existing code.

> If it requires many changes, I won't personally have time to get to it
> this release cycle.  If anyone else wanted to clean it up and submit
> on the other hand... :-)

Do you have it in the form of a git tree we could merge ?

Ian.

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