Jarkko Sakkinen
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@Aissen Thanks for asking that. I'll put a remark to the cover letter. It would not be a problem for me personally. My argument comes from more like doing right things right from the process angle
Unfortunately Ihave had not time to push forward since I've been fixing Windows build issue :-) After I've done my release critical fixes for the next Polkadot release (for PolkaVM) I plan to put focus on this again.
Fixing Windows build was good learning otho. This is how you bootstrap a build for arbitrary target so that the build system won't trip and it will work out Linux/macOS/Windows:
https://github.com/paritytech/polkavm/blob/7715ad466e2d084e86e01e8341eb53ad0d86c3c0/crates/polkavm-test-data/build.rs
Nothing complicated but finding the simple recipe that actually works is sometimes tedious :-) I did not find any example that would be as generically applicable as this...
Unfortunately Ihave had not time to push forward since I've been fixing Windows build issue :-) After I've done my release critical fixes for the next Polkadot release (for PolkaVM) I plan to put focus on this again.
Fixing Windows build was good learning otho. This is how you bootstrap a build for arbitrary target so that the build system won't trip and it will work out Linux/macOS/Windows:
https://github.com/paritytech/polkavm/blob/7715ad466e2d084e86e01e8341eb53ad0d86c3c0/crates/polkavm-test-data/build.rs
Nothing complicated but finding the simple recipe that actually works is sometimes tedious :-) I did not find any example that would be as generically applicable as this...
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@Aissen
I did that consideration actually.
Here's the summary of reasons of using C for that driver at minimum for the first RFC patch set:
1. The existing code base is in C.
2. I'm not an expert on V4L2.
3. I'm pretty seasoned with the Linux driver model.
I.e. if you start to do too much to the domain per, there might be something "unimportant looking" that you look as "garbage", while you're actually removing something that does something useful.
This is IMHO pretty sound way to look at it. Since it is my hobby project given feedback, I might then re-consider re-implementing it in Rust. It is actually good comment to add to the cover letter.
IMHO, no matter who was doing this I make the right *first* call both from "respect the creators" and also technical angle. I cycled SGX patch set for over two years so writing the same driver a few times is like nothing ;-)
I did that consideration actually.
Here's the summary of reasons of using C for that driver at minimum for the first RFC patch set:
1. The existing code base is in C.
2. I'm not an expert on V4L2.
3. I'm pretty seasoned with the Linux driver model.
I.e. if you start to do too much to the domain per, there might be something "unimportant looking" that you look as "garbage", while you're actually removing something that does something useful.
This is IMHO pretty sound way to look at it. Since it is my hobby project given feedback, I might then re-consider re-implementing it in Rust. It is actually good comment to add to the cover letter.
IMHO, no matter who was doing this I make the right *first* call both from "respect the creators" and also technical angle. I cycled SGX patch set for over two years so writing the same driver a few times is like nothing ;-)
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Is this the first rust resistance type of article of the year: https://lwn.net/Articles/1006805/
I thought we got over it and now it is just yet another boring language we use (which is great) :D
I thought we got over it and now it is just yet another boring language we use (which is great) :D
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Edited 2 months ago
"Achieve your AI goals with a secure, enterprise-grade content management and collaboration platform."
Microsoft on SharePoint in 2025. What about the user who don't have "AI goals"?
I mean I might have AI goals too, like pricing my used gear that I sell but I have other goals too than just AI.
#microsoft #sharepoint
Microsoft on SharePoint in 2025. What about the user who don't have "AI goals"?
I mean I might have AI goals too, like pricing my used gear that I sell but I have other goals too than just AI.
#microsoft #sharepoint
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@TalesFromTheArmchair You're welcome! It is painful for me to push commits if I don't take this type of stuff in detail. It's not even like first and foremost even politeness: I've been kernel maintainer long enough that I feel that I compromise myself or something like that if I don't always be super explicit on these :-)
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My comment about Windows being malware was honestly no relation to Meta's actions. I was wondering why I got so many likes about my silly complains :D I complain about everything every day. It's a stupid lifestyle choice but keeps one going.
I don't care what Meta does or doesn't do. They can do whatever they want in Facebook as far as I'm concerned (I don't care).
I don't care what Meta does or doesn't do. They can do whatever they want in Facebook as far as I'm concerned (I don't care).
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I learned WinDbg kernel mode, sysmon, WMI events, how to setup virtofs shares and how to gain SSH access to a Windows VM.
For the next run I know how to take servercore docker image, extract is tarball, turn that into qcow2, and finally patch that into a Windows image that boots by "fake recovering" it with Windows ISO.
Thus, at least this is the last time I go full-on Windows 11. For the Docker artifacts, look up https://mcr.microsoft.com/.
For the next run I know how to take servercore docker image, extract is tarball, turn that into qcow2, and finally patch that into a Windows image that boots by "fake recovering" it with Windows ISO.
Thus, at least this is the last time I go full-on Windows 11. For the Docker artifacts, look up https://mcr.microsoft.com/.
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@TalesFromTheArmchair Off-topic: I noticed from your blog BTW that you're using RTIC. I know the author (Per Lindgren) and meeting him on Saturday :-)
https://www.meetup.com/finland-rust-meetup/events/305666104/
https://www.meetup.com/finland-rust-meetup/events/305666104/
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@TalesFromTheArmchair Dude! I fixed the Windows build thanks to your suggestion!
Do you have email so that I could put suggested-by tag to the commit?
Do you have email so that I could put suggested-by tag to the commit?
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Edited 2 months ago
I don't know who is this guy but I fully and 100% agree with he says:
https://lwn.net/Articles/1006549/
What can I say, in my opinion FOSDEM sucks. Good to see that there are other people with some common sense.
A decision to cancel also Mozilla's keynote would have at least shown some integrity in the decision making. Not claiming that integrity is completely lost but at least it would be morally and ethically right to admit that this did not go well.
#FOSDEM @fosdem @fosdem_countdown
https://lwn.net/Articles/1006549/
What can I say, in my opinion FOSDEM sucks. Good to see that there are other people with some common sense.
A decision to cancel also Mozilla's keynote would have at least shown some integrity in the decision making. Not claiming that integrity is completely lost but at least it would be morally and ethically right to admit that this did not go well.
#FOSDEM @fosdem @fosdem_countdown
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