From: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
To: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>, Jeff King <peff@peff.net>,
Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>,
Chris Metcalf <cmetcalf@tilera.com>,
LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
linux-arch@vger.kernel.org,
Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@arm.com>,
git@vger.kernel.org, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] tile: support GENERIC_KERNEL_THREAD and GENERIC_KERNEL_EXECVE
Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2012 08:02:22 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20121024060222.GA20007@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CA+55aFyYD2jvD3+TSe=GhBgg5UQt2RNFdYf6HGiKRX-xWzFmdw@mail.gmail.com>
* Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 12:25 AM, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> wrote:
> >>
> >> It is spelled:
> >>
> >> git notes add -m <comment> SHA1
> >
> > Cool!
>
> Don't use them for anything global.
>
> Use them for local codeflow, but don't expect them to be
> distributed. It's a separate "flow", and while it *can* be
> distributed, it's not going to be for the kernel, for example.
> So no, don't start using this to ack things, because the acks
> *will* get lost.
I'd also add a small meta argument: that it would be actively
wrong to *allow* 'belated' acks to be added. In practice acks
are most useful *before* a commit gets created and they often
have a mostly buerocratic role afterwards.
So we should encourage timely acks (which actually help
development), and accept ack-less patches as long as they are
correct and create no problems. More utility, less buerocracy.
Incorrect, ack-less patches causing problems will get all the
flames they deserve.
Thanks,
Ingo
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-10-24 6:02 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 91+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-10-16 22:35 new execve/kernel_thread design Al Viro
2012-10-17 5:32 ` Max Filippov
2012-10-17 5:43 ` Al Viro
2012-10-17 14:07 ` Jonas Bonn
2012-10-17 14:27 ` Michal Simek
2012-10-17 14:27 ` Michal Simek
2012-10-17 16:07 ` Al Viro
2012-10-17 16:07 ` Al Viro
2012-10-17 16:19 ` Al Viro
2012-10-17 16:19 ` Al Viro
2012-11-15 16:41 ` Michal Simek
2012-11-15 16:41 ` Michal Simek
2012-11-15 21:55 ` Al Viro
2012-11-15 21:55 ` Al Viro
2012-11-16 7:59 ` Michal Simek
2012-11-18 5:45 ` sigaltstack fun (was Re: new execve/kernel_thread design) Al Viro
2012-11-18 18:45 ` Linus Torvalds
2012-11-18 19:03 ` sigaltstack fun David Miller
2012-11-18 19:59 ` Al Viro
2012-11-18 20:48 ` David Miller
2012-11-19 4:55 ` Greg KH
2012-11-18 21:02 ` Al Viro
2012-11-18 21:18 ` David Miller
2012-11-19 1:10 ` Al Viro
2012-11-19 1:30 ` David Miller
2012-11-19 2:35 ` Al Viro
2012-11-19 3:27 ` David Miller
2012-11-26 5:10 ` Al Viro
2012-11-26 5:15 ` Al Viro
2012-12-04 3:03 ` David Miller
2012-12-04 2:58 ` David Miller
2012-11-21 1:53 ` sigaltstack fun (was Re: new execve/kernel_thread design) Al Viro
2012-10-19 15:49 ` new execve/kernel_thread design Al Viro
2012-10-19 17:16 ` Luck, Tony
2012-10-19 17:30 ` Al Viro
2012-10-19 18:01 ` Tony Luck
2012-10-19 18:33 ` Al Viro
2012-10-19 20:25 ` [PATCH] tile: support GENERIC_KERNEL_THREAD and GENERIC_KERNEL_EXECVE Chris Metcalf
2012-10-19 20:25 ` Chris Metcalf
2012-10-19 21:35 ` Al Viro
2012-10-20 13:06 ` Chris Metcalf
2012-10-20 13:06 ` Chris Metcalf
2012-10-20 15:34 ` Al Viro
2012-10-20 17:16 ` Al Viro
2012-10-23 17:30 ` Chris Metcalf
2012-10-23 17:30 ` Chris Metcalf
2012-10-23 18:41 ` Al Viro
2012-10-23 19:22 ` Chris Metcalf
2012-10-23 19:22 ` Chris Metcalf
2012-10-23 20:36 ` Al Viro
2012-10-25 13:31 ` Chris Metcalf
2012-10-25 13:31 ` Chris Metcalf
2012-10-25 14:25 ` Al Viro
2012-10-23 20:47 ` Thomas Gleixner
2012-10-23 20:51 ` Jeff King
2012-10-23 21:09 ` Catalin Marinas
2012-10-23 21:22 ` Jeff King
2012-10-24 11:18 ` Catalin Marinas
2012-10-23 21:25 ` Thomas Gleixner
2012-10-23 21:47 ` Jeff King
2012-10-23 22:06 ` Marc Gauthier
2012-10-23 22:23 ` Jeff King
2012-10-24 6:02 ` Johannes Sixt
2012-10-24 1:02 ` Linus Torvalds
2012-10-24 1:56 ` Al Viro
2012-10-24 2:14 ` Linus Torvalds
2012-10-24 6:02 ` Ingo Molnar [this message]
2012-10-23 17:30 ` [PATCH] arch/tile: eliminate pt_regs trampolines for syscalls Chris Metcalf
2012-10-23 17:30 ` Chris Metcalf
2012-10-22 14:23 ` [PATCH] tile: support GENERIC_KERNEL_THREAD and GENERIC_KERNEL_EXECVE Catalin Marinas
2012-10-19 20:25 ` Chris Metcalf
2012-10-25 16:54 ` new execve/kernel_thread design Richard Kuo
2012-10-26 18:31 ` [update] " Al Viro
2012-10-26 18:31 ` Al Viro
2012-10-27 3:32 ` Al Viro
2012-10-27 3:32 ` Al Viro
2012-10-29 7:53 ` Martin Schwidefsky
2012-10-29 7:53 ` Martin Schwidefsky
2012-10-29 13:25 ` Al Viro
2012-10-29 13:25 ` Al Viro
2012-10-29 14:38 ` Martin Schwidefsky
2012-10-29 14:38 ` Martin Schwidefsky
2012-10-29 14:57 ` Al Viro
2012-10-29 14:57 ` Al Viro
2012-12-07 22:23 ` Al Viro
2012-12-07 22:23 ` Al Viro
2012-12-08 2:40 ` Chris Metcalf
2012-12-08 2:40 ` Chris Metcalf
2012-12-08 2:40 ` Chris Metcalf
2012-12-13 1:54 ` Hirokazu Takata
2012-12-13 1:54 ` Hirokazu Takata
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