From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Ducrot Bruno Subject: Re: RE: preparing toshiba_acpi driver release Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 19:29:51 +0100 Sender: acpi-devel-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org Message-ID: <20040126182951.GD25416@poupinou.org> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: Errors-To: acpi-devel-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: To: "Brown, Len" Cc: John Belmonte , acpi-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Id: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org On Mon, Jan 26, 2004 at 12:44:36PM -0500, Brown, Len wrote: > Hi John, > In general, it it is best to have smaller patches which are single > logical changes so that they can be reviewed as a unit, tested as a > unit, and applied or un-applied as a unit. However, if the changes are > small, grouping several together is fine. > > Also, if the patch applies both to 2.4 and 2.6, but the patch is > different, then I appresiate getting both patches rather than having to > port the patch myself. > > Note that the strategy going forward is to create a generic acpi/video > extensions driver that works on all platforms. When it is available, we > should remove the video functionality from toshiba_extras and > asus_extras. > http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1944 > > If anybody is excited about doing this, I'd be happy to work with a > volunteer. > ATM I'm more excited with the support of processor _CST (with a patch I already send to you and Dominik for first testing purpose), but if nobody else want to volunteer, why not? -- Ducrot Bruno -- Which is worse: ignorance or apathy? -- Don't know. Don't care. ------------------------------------------------------- The SF.Net email is sponsored by EclipseCon 2004 Premiere Conference on Open Tools Development and Integration See the breadth of Eclipse activity. February 3-5 in Anaheim, CA. http://www.eclipsecon.org/osdn