From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261381AbVGXQIP (ORCPT ); Sun, 24 Jul 2005 12:08:15 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261383AbVGXQIP (ORCPT ); Sun, 24 Jul 2005 12:08:15 -0400 Received: from emailhub.stusta.mhn.de ([141.84.69.5]:20490 "HELO mailout.stusta.mhn.de") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S261381AbVGXQIN (ORCPT ); Sun, 24 Jul 2005 12:08:13 -0400 Date: Sun, 24 Jul 2005 18:08:05 +0200 From: Adrian Bunk To: Ralf Baechle Cc: Greg KH , Francois Romieu , Greg KH , torvalds@osdl.org, akpm@osdl.org, "Theodore Ts'o" , Zwane Mwaikambo , netdev@vger.kernel.org, Justin Forbes , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, "Randy.Dunlap" , Chuck Wolber , jgarzik@pobox.com, stable@kernel.org, alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk Subject: Re: [stable] Re: [05/11] SMP fix for 6pack driver Message-ID: <20050724160805.GS3160@stusta.de> References: <20050713184130.GA9330@kroah.com> <20050713184331.GG9330@kroah.com> <20050713220123.GA3292@electric-eye.fr.zoreil.com> <20050713221311.GA30039@kroah.com> <20050715193556.GB18059@stusta.de> <20050717210939.GA11884@linux-mips.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20050717210939.GA11884@linux-mips.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.9i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Sun, Jul 17, 2005 at 05:09:39PM -0400, Ralf Baechle wrote: > On Fri, Jul 15, 2005 at 09:35:56PM +0200, Adrian Bunk wrote: > > > I do agree with Francois regarding this issue: > > > > AFAIR, there has been not one 2.6 kernel where this driver was available > > for SMP kernels. > > Eh... That after all is the raison d'etre for this patch :) > > > It's therefore untested which problems might arise with > > this driver on SMP systems. I'm not arguing against including this > > driver in 2.6.13, but 2.6.12.3 isn't the right place. > > Nonsense. Most development activity for this stuff happens not on the > internet and you won't be able to follow it unless you're a licensed ham. > I've been circulating things patch since a while and nobody has been unhappy. So why was it important to get it into 2.6.12.3? I must have missed the announcement that the original -stable goals have been declared obsolete. > > What surprises me most is that you accepted this patch is neither in > > 2.6.13-rc3 nor in 2.6.13-rc3-mm1. There seems to be either an > > (IMHO unfortunate) change in your policy of what patches to accept, > > or there's a serious problem in your patch review process. > > I've sent it to jgarzik so it's somewhere on it's long way there. > > Ralf cu Adrian -- "Is there not promise of rain?" Ling Tan asked suddenly out of the darkness. There had been need of rain for many days. "Only a promise," Lao Er said. Pearl S. Buck - Dragon Seed