Re: [git pull?] clocksource: ACPI pmtmr bugfixes [Was: Re: ACPI PM-Timer on K6-3 SiS5591: Houston...]

[Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>]

On Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:09:16 +0200
Dominik Brodowski <linux@dominikbrodowski.net> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> > Could I trouble you to resend them as plain-old-patches, with full
> > changelogs along with your thoughts about the suitablity for
> > 2.6.2[5678].x please?
> 
> patches will be sent as replies to this message. Thanks for taking care of
> this; I should have written more meaningful texts. Also, I failed to
> remember the second patch hasn't been tested yet ..
> 
> On Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 10:00:17PM +0200, Andreas Mohr wrote:
> > I wanted to test your 2nd patch (improved init), but was unable to do so
> > (currently too busy due to large changes, plus distance to production system,
> > downtime NOT appreciated ;).
> 
> .. but still I think this is stuff for 2.6.27; not (yet) suitable for 2.6.26
> and 2.6.25 based on the -stable rules.
> 

(cc stable)

OK, thanks.  I tagged these as

Cc: <stable@kernel.org>         [2.6.26.x, 2.6.25.x but not immediately]

which is a bit rubbery.  What do you think are the criteria for
deciding when these are ready for the backports?  Something like "after
2.6.28-rc1 if nothing blew up"?