From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Arndt Schoenewald Subject: Re: Why is the new patch against 2.4.20-pre3 and not 2.4.1 9? Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 11:38:54 +0200 Sender: acpi-devel-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org Message-ID: <20020821093854.GA14643@digda.intern.quelltext.com> References: <3D634335.40207@crf.canon.fr> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <3D634335.40207-9L3uxOwa2HHHNWWW6QW1Ag@public.gmane.org> Errors-To: acpi-devel-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: To: VALETTE Eric Cc: acpi-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Id: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org Hi Eric! On Wed, Aug 21, 2002 at 09:37:25AM +0200, VALETTE Eric wrote: > Grover, Andrew wrote: > >>From: VALETTE Eric [mailto:valette-9L3uxOwa2HHHNWWW6QW1Ag@public.gmane.org] > >>I've tried to apply it on 2.4.19, it fails. I've tried on > >>2.4.20-pre4 it also fails :-(. So I have to stick with 2.4.20-pre3 > >>which is known to cause some hangup on boot (see Marcello comment > >>for pre4). > >> > >>Can we have some light of why 20-pre3 instead of 19? Or is it just > >>cahotic because of the temperature and beverage? > > > >Because that's what I originally merged against, and I didn't want to > >remerge against .19. > > That is rather not a sound answer. Why did you choose to merge with > 2.4.10-pre3 instead of 2.4.19? I apply other patches to kernel that may > well conflict with other pre series and I'm not alone. Most of *normal* > people make patches only for official stable kernels (e.g ntfs, kdbg, > packet writing for UDF). Again I think this is just a lack of methodlogy > (like non usage of acessible bug tracking system...). It seems that Andrew's merge with 2.4.10-pre3 instead of 2.4.19 was an accident rather than a deliberate decision. When he announced the new ACPI source release on on Fri, 16 Aug 2002, he wrote: [snip] Second, the Linux 2.5 patch is up on sf.net/projects/acpi, and includes the changes listed below. Unfortunately, due to a BK error on my part (I merged the ACPI patch onto the tip of the 2.4 BK tree, instead of 2.4.19) the 2.4 patch is going to have to wait until Marcelo releases 2.4.20-pre3. [snip] So please don't get upset too much; mistakes like this can happen. Best regards, Arndt ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by: OSDN - Tired of that same old cell phone? Get a new here for FREE! https://www.inphonic.com/r.asp?r=sourceforge1&refcode1=vs3390