From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1755989AbXKKOcv (ORCPT ); Sun, 11 Nov 2007 09:32:51 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1752171AbXKKOcn (ORCPT ); Sun, 11 Nov 2007 09:32:43 -0500 Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([66.187.233.31]:43990 "EHLO mx1.redhat.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751869AbXKKOcm (ORCPT ); Sun, 11 Nov 2007 09:32:42 -0500 Organization: Red Hat UK Ltd. Registered Address: Red Hat UK Ltd, Amberley Place, 107-111 Peascod Street, Windsor, Berkshire, SI4 1TE, United Kingdom. Registered in England and Wales under Company Registration No. 3798903 From: David Howells In-Reply-To: <20071110114320.1fa6e94c.akpm@linux-foundation.org> References: <20071110114320.1fa6e94c.akpm@linux-foundation.org> <20071109195303.edbdc631.akpm@linux-foundation.org> <20071109153432.20803.69832.stgit@warthog.procyon.org.uk> <20071109153458.20803.10594.stgit@warthog.procyon.org.uk> <24343.1194697130@redhat.com> To: Andrew Morton Cc: dhowells@redhat.com, torvalds@linux-foundation.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-am33-list@redhat.com Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/6] MN10300: Add the MN10300/AM33 architecture to the kernel [try #5] X-Mailer: MH-E 8.0.3+cvs; nmh 1.2-20070115cvs; GNU Emacs 23.0.50 Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2007 14:32:37 +0000 Message-ID: <1631.1194791557@redhat.com> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Andrew Morton wrote: > If it is indeed the case that this architecture is used internally by a > single organisation then perhaps it doesn't make sense for us to merge it. I don't know that this is so. I can ask them, but I don't know if they'll tell me that. Furthermore, it's better to have the code upstream[*]. That way the person wanting to make a sweeping change across all arches who knows how the change should be made can have a go at making the change, rather than someone who's constantly playing catchup and may not understand fully. [*] As people keep saying. Constantly playing catchup really isn't fun, as I'm sure you appreciate with maintaining the -mm tree. You, after all, do it on a much larger scale than everyone else. > I guess if it were possible to install a self-built kernel into a Panasonic > gadget then we could look at it on that basis. Do you know if that's the > case? I don't, no. Besides, I *do* have Panasonic devices I can install random software and hardware on to:-) But it's not COTS stuff. David