From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 11 May 2001 10:32:55 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 11 May 2001 10:32:37 -0400 Received: from hermes.sistina.com ([208.210.145.141]:64008 "HELO sistina.com") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Fri, 11 May 2001 10:32:16 -0400 Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 16:27:45 +0000 From: "Heinz J. Mauelshagen" To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Cc: mge@sistina.com Subject: LVM 1.0 release decision Message-ID: <20010511162745.B18341@sistina.com> Reply-To: Mauelshagen@sistina.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org As most of you probably know, we've got criticism a couple of weeks ago about our Linux kernel patch policy causing the LVM vanilla kernel code to differ from the one we release directly. In order to avoid this difference we provide smaller patches more often now. We have started already with a subset of about 50 necessary patches. Even though we get kind support from Alan Cox to get those QAed and integrated, the pure amount of patches will take at least a couple of weeks to make it in. This leads to the dilemma, that trying to avoid further differences between our LVM releases and the stock kernel code would force us into postponing the pending LVM 1.0 release accordingly which OTOH is incovenient for the LVM user base. In regard to this situation we'ld like to know about your oppinion on the following request: is it acceptable to release 1.0 soon *before* all patches to reach the 1.0 code status are in vanilla (presumed that we provide them with our release as we always did before)? We'll gather your answers for some days and will send the conclusion to the lists. Thanks for your support! -- Regards, Heinz -- The LVM Guy -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Heinz Mauelshagen Sistina Software Inc. Senior Consultant/Developer Am Sonnenhang 11 56242 Marienrachdorf Germany Mauelshagen@Sistina.com +49 2626 141200 FAX 924446 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-