Re: Linux 2.6.11.2

[Bill Davidsen <davidsen@tmr.com>]

Chris Wright wrote:
> * Krzysztof Halasa (khc@pm.waw.pl) wrote:
> 
>>Another patch for 2.6.11.x: already in main tree, fixes kernel panic
>>on receive with WAN cards based on Hitachi SCA/SCA-II: N2, C101,
>>PCI200SYN.
>>Also a documentation change fixing user-panic can-t-find-required-software
>>failure (just the same patch as in mainline) :-)
> 
> 
> We are not accepting documentation fixes.  Could you please send just
> the panic fix to stable@kernel.org (cc lkml)?  And add Signed-off-by...

I really think you should not have a hard and fast rule on doc, for the 
case where a fix also makes the mainline doc wrong and someone might do 
something destructive reading the mainline docs and using the fixed 
code. Drivers come to mind.

I am NOT saying this is such a case, I'm just against zero tolerance 
rules when I can see a reasonable case where they don't do what you want.

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