Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S263714AbUDUVIa (ORCPT ); Wed, 21 Apr 2004 17:08:30 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S263708AbUDUVI3 (ORCPT ); Wed, 21 Apr 2004 17:08:29 -0400 Received: from parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk ([195.92.249.252]:59838 "EHLO www.linux.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S263720AbUDUVH3 (ORCPT ); Wed, 21 Apr 2004 17:07:29 -0400 Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 18:08:44 -0300 From: Marcelo Tosatti To: Sam Hopkins Cc: jgarzik@pobox.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: AoE inclusion into 2.4.x Message-ID: <20040421210844.GE16891@logos.cnet> References: <58a06a347fde8a8a90c9fbff504a943f@borf.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <58a06a347fde8a8a90c9fbff504a943f@borf.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.5.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 756 Lines: 15 On Wed, Apr 21, 2004 at 02:27:51PM -0400, Sam Hopkins wrote: > When I started development 2.6 was barely out. I wanted to develop > for a stable system to start. I've looked at what has changed betwixt > v4 and v6 and am in the process of porting. as Jeff noted, getting it into v2.6 first is also good idea. After a few weeks it then can be included into v2.4 (still in time for v2.4.27). Please avoid having v2.4 compatibility stuff in the v2.6 driver. It will be easier for it to be accepted this way. - 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/