From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Ingo Molnar Subject: Re: [PATCH] tile: support GENERIC_KERNEL_THREAD and GENERIC_KERNEL_EXECVE Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2012 08:02:22 +0200 Message-ID: <20121024060222.GA20007@gmail.com> References: <20121019213548.GR2616@ZenIV.linux.org.uk> <5082A1F1.3080303@tilera.com> <20121020153401.GT2616@ZenIV.linux.org.uk> <20121020171643.GU2616@ZenIV.linux.org.uk> <5086D432.4070008@tilera.com> <20121023184122.GZ2616@ZenIV.linux.org.uk> <20121023205119.GA27729@sigill.intra.peff.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org To: Linus Torvalds Cc: Thomas Gleixner , Jeff King , Al Viro , Chris Metcalf , LKML , linux-arch@vger.kernel.org, Catalin Marinas , git@vger.kernel.org, Junio C Hamano List-Id: linux-arch.vger.kernel.org * Linus Torvalds wrote: > On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 12:25 AM, Thomas Gleixner wrote: > >> > >> It is spelled: > >> > >> git notes add -m SHA1 > > > > Cool! > > Don't use them for anything global. > > Use them for local codeflow, but don't expect them to be > distributed. It's a separate "flow", and while it *can* be > distributed, it's not going to be for the kernel, for example. > So no, don't start using this to ack things, because the acks > *will* get lost. I'd also add a small meta argument: that it would be actively wrong to *allow* 'belated' acks to be added. In practice acks are most useful *before* a commit gets created and they often have a mostly buerocratic role afterwards. So we should encourage timely acks (which actually help development), and accept ack-less patches as long as they are correct and create no problems. More utility, less buerocracy. Incorrect, ack-less patches causing problems will get all the flames they deserve. Thanks, Ingo From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail-wg0-f44.google.com ([74.125.82.44]:57238 "EHLO mail-wg0-f44.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1757499Ab2JXGC1 (ORCPT ); Wed, 24 Oct 2012 02:02:27 -0400 Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2012 08:02:22 +0200 From: Ingo Molnar Subject: Re: [PATCH] tile: support GENERIC_KERNEL_THREAD and GENERIC_KERNEL_EXECVE Message-ID: <20121024060222.GA20007@gmail.com> References: <20121019213548.GR2616@ZenIV.linux.org.uk> <5082A1F1.3080303@tilera.com> <20121020153401.GT2616@ZenIV.linux.org.uk> <20121020171643.GU2616@ZenIV.linux.org.uk> <5086D432.4070008@tilera.com> <20121023184122.GZ2616@ZenIV.linux.org.uk> <20121023205119.GA27729@sigill.intra.peff.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: Sender: linux-arch-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: To: Linus Torvalds Cc: Thomas Gleixner , Jeff King , Al Viro , Chris Metcalf , LKML , linux-arch@vger.kernel.org, Catalin Marinas , git@vger.kernel.org, Junio C Hamano Message-ID: <20121024060222.axNjw0EXp4ay-Fl9qZupqk39EP6__sgYZfDV8vh3nlM@z> * Linus Torvalds wrote: > On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 12:25 AM, Thomas Gleixner wrote: > >> > >> It is spelled: > >> > >> git notes add -m SHA1 > > > > Cool! > > Don't use them for anything global. > > Use them for local codeflow, but don't expect them to be > distributed. It's a separate "flow", and while it *can* be > distributed, it's not going to be for the kernel, for example. > So no, don't start using this to ack things, because the acks > *will* get lost. I'd also add a small meta argument: that it would be actively wrong to *allow* 'belated' acks to be added. In practice acks are most useful *before* a commit gets created and they often have a mostly buerocratic role afterwards. So we should encourage timely acks (which actually help development), and accept ack-less patches as long as they are correct and create no problems. More utility, less buerocracy. Incorrect, ack-less patches causing problems will get all the flames they deserve. Thanks, Ingo