cleancache into linux-next, target for 2.6.37 merge window?

cleancache into linux-next, target for 2.6.37 merge window?

[Dan Magenheimer]

Hi --

The "cleancache" patchset crosses multiple subsystem boundaries and
at the recent filesystem/storage/mm summit, people suggested that
after the patchset has stabilized, I should just submit it to
linux-next and then directly to Linus.  The latest version has received
no further suggestions or comments.  Previous versions received
a great deal of review and comment from a wide variety of maintainers
across all the impacted subsystems, as documented in the commit logs.

Would it be possible to include the following tree in the linux-next
build process?

git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/djm/tmem.git#linux-next

The patchset applies cleanly against both 2.6.36-rc3 and -rc5.
Against next-20100928, I see two very minor merge conflicts in
mm/Kconfig and include/linux/fs.h due to minor changes from other
trees.

Thanks,
Dan Magenheimer
dan.magenheimer@oracle.com

Re: cleancache into linux-next, target for 2.6.37 merge window?

[Stephen Rothwell]

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Hi Dan,

On Tue, 28 Sep 2010 12:31:18 -0700 (PDT) Dan Magenheimer <dan.magenheimer@oracle.com> wrote:
>
> The "cleancache" patchset crosses multiple subsystem boundaries and
> at the recent filesystem/storage/mm summit, people suggested that
> after the patchset has stabilized, I should just submit it to
> linux-next and then directly to Linus.  The latest version has received
> no further suggestions or comments.  Previous versions received
> a great deal of review and comment from a wide variety of maintainers
> across all the impacted subsystems, as documented in the commit logs.
> 
> Would it be possible to include the following tree in the linux-next
> build process?
> 
> git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/djm/tmem.git#linux-next

Included from today.  I have you as the contact (in case I have problems)
if there is any other address I should notify, just let me know.

> The patchset applies cleanly against both 2.6.36-rc3 and -rc5.
> Against next-20100928, I see two very minor merge conflicts in
> mm/Kconfig and include/linux/fs.h due to minor changes from other
> trees.

Thanks.  I will send notifications for those (just so you know) and will
fix them up.  Minor conflicts are not a problem and can be fixed by Linus
when he merges this tree (or the others that conflict).

Thanks for adding your subsystem tree as a participant of linux-next.  As
you may know, this is not a judgment of your code.  The purpose of
linux-next is for integration testing and to lower the impact of
conflicts between subsystems in the next merge window. 

You will need to ensure that the patches/commits in your tree/series have
been:
     * submitted under GPL v2 (or later) and include the Contributor's
	Signed-off-by,
     * posted to the relevant mailing list,
     * reviewed by you (or another maintainer of your subsystem tree),
     * successfully unit tested, and 
     * destined for the current or next Linux merge window.

Basically, this should be just what you would send to Linus (or ask him
to fetch).  It is allowed to be rebased if you deem it necessary.

-- 
Cheers,
Stephen Rothwell 
sfr@canb.auug.org.au

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