Re: Ext4 devel interlock meeting minutes (March 14, 2007)

[Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net>]

On Wed, 14 Mar 2007 15:49:39 -0700 Avantika Mathur wrote:

> Ext4 Developer Interlock Call: 03/14/2007 Meeting Minutes
> 
> Attendees: Mingming Cao, Eric Sandeen, Ted Ts'o, Dave Kleikamp, Suparna Bhattacharya, Takashi Sato, Avantika Mathur
> 
> Minutes can be accessed at: http://ext4.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Ext4_Developer%27s_Conference_Call 
> 
> 
> Ext4 git Tree:
> 
> - Shaggy and Eric fixed the recent problems with the nanosecond timestamps in the git tree
> 
> - There is a general problem that the git tree is not updated frequently
> 
> 	- Ted feels there is not enough testing done to feel comfortable updating to a new release
> 
>         -- Many of the patches added to the tree are not tested properly.  
> 	-- It would be helpful if people could pick up the tree and test it, and make sure all upstream merging criteria is met by ext4 developers.
> 
>     - Currently looking at methods of automating testing of each new git tree release on different architectures and benchmarks.
> 
>     - Slow code review is also slowing down ext4.
> 
> - Ted suggested maintaining a git tree that tracks the patch queue, so there can be multiple people working on the patch queue. 
> 	- When patches are stable, update the central git tree that can then be pushed upstream.
> 
> - Ted will start a second git tree, and initially put Shaggy and Mingming as additional users who can access the tree. 

Hi,
What's the purpose of this second git tree, please?

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~Randy
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