Re: Summary of REGRESSIONS which are being ignored?! (Re: Summary of the pending patches up to Dec, 31 (26 patches))

[Andy Walls <awalls@md.metrocast.net>]

On Mon, 2011-01-03 at 09:49 -0200, Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote:
> Em 02-01-2011 17:30, Andy Walls escreveu:
> > I don't see this patch on it's way upstream:
> > 
> > https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/376612/   (Sent on 5 Dec 2010)
> > http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-media/msg26649.html (Resent on 19 Dec 2010)
> > 
> > It fixes a regression in IR and Analog video for cx23885 based cards and
> > an intermittent analog video regression in ivtv based cards in 2.6.36
> > and soon in 2.6.37.
> 
> Not sure what happened here. I'm sure I've applied on my fixes tree.
> Anyway, I'm re-applying it.

Thank you.

> > I emailed the LMML, you, and the author, as soon as I verified the root
> > cause on 31 Dec, and haven't heard from from anyone:
> > 
> > http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-media/msg27261.html 
> 
> Here, Dec, 31 is a national holiday. People work only half of the day.
> Yet, I was finishing some things and preparing patches for the incoming 
> window, until afternoon.

I understand.  But AFAIK the 2.6.37 final is supposed to happen very
soon and the end user effects of the problem are very bad.


> I only noticed your email today, and I'm promptly sending it upstream,
> together with a patch revert for wm8775 regression.
> 
> > Please revert it before the merge window closes.
> 
> I'm sending it right now.

Thank you.


-Andy