Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 17 Dec 2002 14:15:24 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 17 Dec 2002 14:15:24 -0500 Received: from nat-pool-rdu.redhat.com ([66.187.233.200]:25573 "EHLO devserv.devel.redhat.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Tue, 17 Dec 2002 14:14:38 -0500 Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 14:22:35 -0500 From: Pete Zaitcev To: Marcelo Tosatti Cc: Pete Zaitcev , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: My fixes to ide-tape in 2.4.20-ac2 Message-ID: <20021217142235.C8233@devserv.devel.redhat.com> References: <20021213224424.A3446@devserv.devel.redhat.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5.1i In-Reply-To: ; from marcelo@conectiva.com.br on Mon, Dec 16, 2002 at 10:49:35PM -0200 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1023 Lines: 24 > Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2002 22:49:35 -0200 (BRST) > From: Marcelo Tosatti > > I checked that my fixes were not corrected by Alan Stern, > > and re-diffed them against 2.4.20-ac2. I think it would > > be right if Alan (Cox :-) applied this patch to -ac3 or something. > > Marcelo agreed to take it many times but forgot to actually apply. > > I haven't applied them because I was afraid they could break something. > > Great that now its been tested in -ac. Yes, Alan saves the day. However, I would think this is what your -pre series were supposed to do. Add fixes, see if they break things. Release more often. If patches regress, remove them. Obviously, your master vision is different, but personally I think it's unfortunate. Greetings, -- Pete - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/