Re: [B.A.T.M.A.N.] vis packet format

[Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>]

On Thu, Mar 04, 2010 at 12:39:46AM +0100, Linus L??ssing wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Marek and I have been chatting a little about the buggy vis raw
> output yesterday. And there was either the option to sort the
> mixed list on the receiving vis server or on the sender already.
> For the second option there was also the idea of changing the vis
> packet format accordingly to also save some more overhead.

A comment about the mainline development process. Changes which are
clearly bug fixes we should be able to get merged into the -rc kernels
at any time. Changes which look like development work have to wait
until the next merge window.

This vis problem about it showing the wrong interface will be in
-rc1. It would be nice to get it fixed. We are more likely to get such
a fix accepted if it is small and looks like a bug fix. I expect it
will get rejected if it is big and looks like development work.

So can we develop two fixes? Something small and simple for -rc1 and
an optimizing fix which will go into linux-next and then into mainline
during the next merge window?

       Andrew