Re: Linux v2.6.13-rc3

Rafael J. Wysocki
2005-07-21T10:09:50Z

Hi,

On Thursday, 21 of July 2005 07:30, Brown, Len wrote:
> >Len, ACPI people - can we fix this regression, please?
> >
> >Rafael even pinpoints exactly which patches are causing the
> >problem, so why didn't they get reverted before sending them off to me?
>
> Linus,
> I'm sorry it was in '-rc3' -- that is as soon as I could
> muster the bk->git transition. Now that I'm running on git,
> I expect I'll be able to get the development/testing/push
> pipeline moving and back on schedule.
>
> Yes, we discovered both of these regressions in mm.
> Yes, Rafael has been a sport in filing good bug reports,
> and his Asus L5D has been an interesting case.
>
> Although we broke this system, I do believe that there is
> significant value in keeping these changes in the mainline,
> as I believe that it is the fastest path to improved support
> for all systems. Specifically...

In short: If the changes are generally needed, I can live with them
(as long as I know what patches to revert :-)).

Still it would be nice to let people know what to do if they have problems with
these changes. Many people don't run -rc kernels and even more people
don't run -mm, so they have no idea that there are known regressions ...

Greets,
Rafael

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