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From: "Jörn Engel" <joern@logfs.org>
To: Brian Norris <computersforpeace@gmail.com>
Cc: "Jussi Kivilinna" <jussi.kivilinna@iki.fi>,
	linux-usb@vger.kernel.org,
	"linux-mtd@lists.infradead.org" <linux-mtd@lists.infradead.org>,
	"David Woodhouse" <dwmw2@infradead.org>,
	"Bjørn Mork" <bjorn@mork.no>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] alauda: do not use stack for URB transfer_buffers
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2013 15:06:05 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20130821190604.GA14552@logfs.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAN8TOE9Ed=2YgV7L7gHB7FZC8OyE9=vr=6rVUQDPoK54NHh3ZA@mail.gmail.com>

On Wed, 21 August 2013 13:00:15 -0700, Brian Norris wrote:
> 
> Yes, that's a good point. Quoting Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt:
> 
> "It must be obviously correct and tested."
> 
> Seeing as it was not tested, I am dropping the patch entirely (it is
> not stable material, and there is no point including it along with the
> driver removal).

Thank you!  Without quoting rules, this also fails the common sense
test.  For a stable patch, one might assume a non-empty group of
people that would benefit from said patch and care enough to install
the patch.

Jörn

--
I have always found the word "Europe" in the mouth of those politicians
that were demanding something from other powers they did not dare demand
in their own name.
-- Otto von Bismarck

      reply	other threads:[~2013-08-21 20:39 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2013-08-06 12:03 [PATCH] alauda: do not use stack for URB transfer_buffers Jussi Kivilinna
2013-08-06 16:49 ` Jörn Engel
2013-08-07  5:50   ` Jussi Kivilinna
2013-08-07 15:16     ` Jörn Engel
2013-08-21  7:30 ` Brian Norris
2013-08-21  7:59   ` Bjørn Mork
2013-08-21  8:41     ` Brian Norris
2013-08-21  9:59       ` Jussi Kivilinna
2013-08-21 20:00         ` Brian Norris
2013-08-21 19:06           ` Jörn Engel [this message]

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