Re: [PATCH v8] drivers/misc: sysgenid: add system generation id driver

[Michael S. Tsirkin]

On Tue, Mar 23, 2021 at 05:35:14PM +0100, Greg KH wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 23, 2021 at 04:10:27PM +0000, Catangiu, Adrian Costin wrote:
> > Hi Greg,
> > 
> > After your previous reply on this thread we started considering to provide 
> > this interface and framework/functionality through a userspace service 
> > instead of a kernel interface.
> > The latest iteration on this evolving patch-set doesn’t have strong reasons 
> > for living in the kernel anymore - the only objectively strong advantage 
> > would be easier driving of ecosystem integration; but I am not sure that's 
> > a good enough reason to create a new kernel interface.
> > 
> > I am now looking into adding this through Systemd. Either as a pluggable 
> > service or maybe even a systemd builtin offering.
> > 
> > What are your thoughts on it?
> 
> I'll gladly drop this patch if it's not needed in the kernel, thanks for
> letting me know.
> 
> greg k-h

Systemd sounds good to me too.

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