Re: [PATCH] Split of the normal mode

[Vesa Jääskeläinen]

Yoshinori K. Okuji wrote:
> You should select compile-time "loading" (i.e. linking) whenever possible. If 
> a function is loaded eventually, it should be linked at compile time.
> 
> You should select automatic loading, if you need runtime linking.
> 
> Manual loading should be considered evil, in principle.

I agree.

> FYI, I am planning to make a full review of recent changes (i.e. all changes 
> made after I stopped reviewing every patch), and trash/revert/rewrite/blame 
> everything I don't like. Changes made for no good reason must be all 
> reverted.
> 
> In brief, I take back the leadership of this project for general directions. 
> For some subsystems (e.g. the coreboot support), I continue leaving the 
> responsibility to those who know better or are more active. Once the current 
> code is reviewed and fixed (at some degree), I will make a new release.
> 
> Any objection?

Not really. I will make some grief, but it might be a good thing in overall.

I would thou propose that you discuss the issue on mailing list so we
can probably fine tune principles and objectives of GRUB 2 at the same time.