From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: David Miller Subject: Re: [PATCH] net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c: some common code found Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2009 19:00:53 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <20090207.190053.127196059.davem@davemloft.net> References: <1234023804.17241.14.camel@heimdal.trondhjem.org> <1234027321.17241.25.camel@heimdal.trondhjem.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: ilpo.jarvinen-pxSi+dnQzZMxHbG02/KK1g@public.gmane.org, torvalds@linux-foundation.org, chuck.lever@oracle.com, bfields@fieldses.org, trond@netapp.com, linux-nfs@vger.kernel.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org To: Trond.Myklebust@netapp.com Return-path: Received: from 74-93-104-97-Washington.hfc.comcastbusiness.net ([74.93.104.97]:59907 "EHLO sunset.davemloft.net" rhost-flags-OK-FAIL-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752536AbZBHDBA (ORCPT ); Sat, 7 Feb 2009 22:01:00 -0500 In-Reply-To: <1234027321.17241.25.camel-rJ7iovZKK19ZJLDQqaL3InhyD016LWXt@public.gmane.org> Sender: linux-nfs-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: From: Trond Myklebust Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2009 12:22:01 -0500 > My point is that the process for accepting patches into the kernel > involves ensuring that there is consensus. You haven't been hacking the kernel very long if you actually believe this. When people are being rediculious or unreasonable, subsystem or higher maintainers make exective decisions all the time. "revert based upon principle" ?!?! If you think Linus will do that for a correct change, you're kidding yourself.