From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "VALETTE Eric" Subject: Re: Why is the new patch against 2.4.20-pre3 and not 2.4.1 9? Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 12:58:17 +0200 Sender: acpi-devel-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org Message-ID: <3D637249.9060904@crf.canon.fr> References: <3D634335.40207@crf.canon.fr> <20020821093854.GA14643@digda.intern.quelltext.com> Reply-To: valette-9L3uxOwa2HHHNWWW6QW1Ag@public.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Errors-To: acpi-devel-admin-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: To: Arndt Schoenewald Cc: acpi-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Id: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org Arndt Schoenewald wrote: > 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. So why did he release a second patch for pre4 after that then and not 2.4.19??? Will he be releasing new patch for each preX? I understand using BK tree for things that will be included and avoid/simplify merging for official maintainer. As far as I understand Marcello is not going to integrate ACPI in 2.4.20... -- __ / ` Eric Valette - Canon CRF /-- __ o _. Product Dev. Group Software Team Leader (___, / (_(_(__ Rue de la touche lambert 35517 Cesson-Sevigne Cedex FRANCE Tel: +33 (0)2 99 87 68 91 Fax: +33 (0)2 99 84 11 30 E-mail: valette-9L3uxOwa2HHHNWWW6QW1Ag@public.gmane.org http://www.crf.canon.fr ------------------------------------------------------- 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