Re: [patch 000/108] 2.6.30-stable review

Stefan Richter
2009-07-01T15:05:25Z

Julien BLACHE wrote:
> Felix wrote it was a candidate for stable (obviously!) but it's not on
> the list you posted. Care to include it?

I am routinely astonished by the "please include patch XY" postings. :-)
Have a look at
http://lxr.linux.no/linux/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt -- this
explains how you get a patch included with minimum effort by everyone
involved. IOW, send the patch¹, not the question. :-)

¹) if the patch is actually applicable to the kernel and fulfills the
stable criteria. If in doubt about the latter, the respective subsystem
developers might help you figure it out.)
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Stefan Richter
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