Re: Wanted: hotfixes for -mm kernels

["Martin J. Bligh" <mbligh@mbligh.org>]

Marc Koschewski wrote:
> * Paul Jackson <pj@sgi.com> [2006-02-04 18:56:46 -0800]:
> 
> 
>>Do we need a place to put hotfix patches, or do we just need a list of
>>links to lkml postings to said patches.  Such a list has the advantage
>>of pointing into the discussion surrounding each such fix, and such a
>>list has the advantage of not holding so much redundant data (these
>>patches will be redundant with what was posted on lkml).  Redundant
>>data out of context goes stale, and is less valuable.
>>
>>I can imagine someone (not me ;) keeping a wiki web page, listing for
>>each *-mm and Linus release the particular lkml patch postings that one
>>needs to pick off to get a build and boot.
>>
>>Just brainstorming ...
> 
> 
> That would just come closer to a repositories check-in description. I vote for
> such a thing. If it is a wiki or not.

Why have a list of pointers to go fishing for things out of an email 
archive, rather than just dump the patchs straight into a directory?
Seeing as Andrew seems to have already created a subdir to do this, the 
point seems somewhat moot by now ;-)

M.