Re: [PATCH 00/10] e1000: Driver fixes and update to 7.0.38-k2

[Auke Kok <auke-jan.h.kok@intel.com>]

Jeff Garzik wrote:
> Kok, Auke wrote:
>> 01/10: [FIX] Remove PM warning DPRINTKs breaking 2.4.x kernels
>> 02/10: [FIX] Esb2 wol link cycle bug and uninitialized registers
>> 03/10: [PATCH] De-inline functions to benefit from compiler smartness
>> 04/10: [PATCH] Made an adapter struct variable into a local (txb2b)
>> 05/10: [PATCH] Update truesize with the length of the packet for
>>                       packet split
>> 06/10: [PATCH] Dead variable cleanup
>> 07/10: [PATCH] Buffer optimizations for small MTU
>> 08/10: [PATCH] implement more efficient tx queue locking
>> 09/10: [DOC] Version bump, contact fix, year string change
>> 10/10: [MAINTAINERS] {e100{,0},ixgb}: Add Auke Kok as new patch 
>> maintainer
> 
> These 10 patches look OK, but since the current kernel version is 
> 2.6.17-rc1, that means we are in "bug fix only" mode right now.
> 
> Should I (a) apply these all to netdev2-.6.git#upstream, queueing them 
> for 2.6.18, or (b) let you split the submission into two parts, bug 
> fixes only and everything else?

jeff,

The two fixes are for low-impact bugs with workarounds, not justifying 
applying them to 2.6.17-rc1 or stable@.

Please apply to netdev-2.6.git#upstream and queue them for 2.6.18. (a).

Cheers,

Auke