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Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2026 19:25:31 +0100
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/4] rust: add pointer projection infrastructure and
 convert DMA
Cc: "Gary Guo" <gary@garyguo.net>, "Miguel Ojeda" <ojeda@kernel.org>, "Boqun
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On Wed Feb 18, 2026 at 11:49 AM CET, Miguel Ojeda wrote:
> I didn't know what your plan was

I don't generally have a fixed plan for individual patches. Instead, I
constantly evaluate the situation, considering dependencies, synergies, the
release cycle, general feedback and stakeholder input -- and make a judgeme=
nt
call as the context evolves.

For instance, in this case, there is a potential synergy with another fix, =
which
I did not mention so far as it does not define the timeline for this series=
 as
it can also be addressed otherwise.