From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Grant Likely Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/14] Add common OF device tree support for MDIO busses Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:45:02 -0600 Message-ID: References: <20090331075537.1427.7819.stgit@localhost.localdomain> <20090331.145738.36845509.davem@davemloft.net> <20090331.152237.210090951.davem@davemloft.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: Joakim.Tjernlund@transmode.se, netdev@vger.kernel.org, linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org, afleming@freescale.com, olof@lixom.net To: David Miller Return-path: In-Reply-To: <20090331.152237.210090951.davem@davemloft.net> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: linuxppc-dev-bounces+glppe-linuxppc-embedded-2=m.gmane.org@ozlabs.org Errors-To: linuxppc-dev-bounces+glppe-linuxppc-embedded-2=m.gmane.org@ozlabs.org List-Id: netdev.vger.kernel.org On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 4:22 PM, David Miller wrote: > From: Grant Likely > Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:19:42 -0600 > >> On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 3:57 PM, David Miller wrot= e: >> > It therefore didn't get any -next exposure, so it's unreasonable to >> > merge this stuff now. >> >> Since when has sitting in a -next tree been a requirement for merging >> when the series has been kept up to date and tested? =A0I purposefully >> kept it out of -next to ensure that when it was applied for real to a >> -next tree it would be as complete, bug free, and bisectable as >> possible since once it hits a signed-off -next branch the individual >> commit cannot be modified. > > I know your pissed off, but take a deep breath and consider this > from my position. > > If I don't put a line in the sand somewhere, everyone can say > "I've been working so hard, I posted it to the lists a thousand > times, I have tons of testers" and I have to put the change in. > > That doesn't work, so please wait until the next release to get > your changes in. =A0And get them into a tree that gets exposure > in linux-next. =A0Then you have nothing to worry about. Dammit. Why did you have to go and sound so reasonable when I was all geared up for a pointless flame war. well... alright... but I reserve the right to be grumpy and surly for a few days. g. -- = Grant Likely, B.Sc., P.Eng. Secret Lab Technologies Ltd.