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Re: [pcp] plans for a stable release

To: Scott Emery <emery@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [pcp] plans for a stable release
From: Nathan Scott <nscott@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:42:52 +1100
Cc: Martin Hicks <mort@xxxxxxx>, Scott Emery <emery@xxxxxxx>, pcp@xxxxxxxxxxx
In-reply-to: <200902270104.n1R14OHi26818031@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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On Thu, 2009-02-26 at 19:04 -0600, Scott Emery wrote:
>       Thank you for your detailed notes.  I am new to creating
> PMDAs and really appreciate the benefit of your experience.  I was

No worries - its a good first effort.

> concerned about supporting this as a DSO since instability in the
> PDMA would hurt pmcd.  Once your patch is applied I will look at the
> other issues you raised.

Yep, this one should be fine as a DSO - first thing to look
at will be the Linux PMDA though I think, make it work a bit
more like that on the fetch side - that'll hold you in good
stead to as your v4/other metrics are added, as the current
Linux PMDA structure works well from that POV.

cheers.

--
Nathan

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