Re: [patch] 2.6.9-rc1-mm1: megaraid_mbox.c compile error with gcc 3.4

Lee Revell
2004-08-28T20:17:13Z

On Sat, 2004-08-28 at 16:04, Andrew Morton wrote:
> "Mukker, Atul" <Atulm@lsil.com> wrote:
> >
> > The driver and the patches with the re-ordered functions is available at
> > ftp://ftp.lsil.com/pub/linux-megaraid/drivers/version-2.20.3.1/
>
> I dunno about James, but I *really* dislike receiving patches by going and
> getting them from internet servers. It breaks our commonly-used tools. It
> loses authorship info. It loses Signed-off-by: info. There is no
> changelog. All this means that your patch is more likely to be ignored by
> busy people. Please, just email the diffs.
>

The FAQ should be updated, as it recommends posting a link to large
patches, rather than splitting them up and posting that way.

Of course, there is a lot in the FAQ that needs updating...

Lee