Re: [GIT PATCH] scsi fixes for 2.6.25-rc2

Jeff Garzik
2008-02-23T20:25:28Z

James Bottomley wrote:
> This is the latest crop of bug fixes plus one new driver: mvsas. We're
[...]
> Jeff Garzik (1):
> mvsas: Add Marvell 6440 SAS/SATA driver
[...]
> Ke Wei (1):
> mvsas: convert from rough draft to working driver

I know I am probably shooting myself in the foot here, since I am the
original author of mvsas, but...

Should we be adding new drivers during -rc?

On one hand, it's clear the addition does not break anything, and adds
value for users.

On the other hand, it's clearly not a bug fix, and -rc could easily get
bloated with new drivers that didn't make the merge window.

On the net driver side of things, I have a few new net drivers that I
have queued for 2.6.26, because they did not make the merge window.
This is inconsistent with your apparently policy.

I would just prefer to have a clear and consistent policy here,
regarding new drivers during -rc.

Thanks,

Jeff