Re: [linux-pm] Q: x86 suspend/hibernation code consolidation

["Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@sisk.pl>]

On Saturday, 26 of January 2008, Len Brown wrote:
> On Friday 25 January 2008 19:32, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I'd like to move the 64-bit suspend/hibernation files from arch/x86/kernel to
> > arch/x86/power, modify the names of the 32-bit files already in
> > arch/x86/power and update the Makefiles accordingly, but there are some changes
> > queued for merging that touch the files in question.
> > 
> > When is the right time for making changes like that?
> > 
> > Rafael
> 
> In Cambridge, when we discussed cleanups that touch a lot of files
> but have no functional change -- somebody suggested that right
> after rc1 closes is a good time.  The reasoning was that they
> would not conflict with the functional changes in rc1.
> 
> However, I recall Linus saying something about "Andrew is special"
> WRT permission to push cleanups after the rc1 window; so I don't
> know what the final ruling was -- if there was such a ruling.

Well, I don't think there was a ruling, but perhaps sneaking it into -mm
after -rc1 would do the trick. ;-)

Rafael