Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262479AbVCIVfw (ORCPT ); Wed, 9 Mar 2005 16:35:52 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261552AbVCIVaB (ORCPT ); Wed, 9 Mar 2005 16:30:01 -0500 Received: from fire.osdl.org ([65.172.181.4]:63187 "EHLO smtp.osdl.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262449AbVCIV1U (ORCPT ); Wed, 9 Mar 2005 16:27:20 -0500 Message-ID: <422F6A2F.6080306@osdl.org> Date: Wed, 09 Mar 2005 13:27:11 -0800 From: "Randy.Dunlap" Organization: OSDL User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0 (X11/20041206) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: DHollenbeck CC: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: 2.6.x.y gatekeeper discipline References: <422F66C6.50208@softplc.com> In-Reply-To: <422F66C6.50208@softplc.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1777 Lines: 49 DHollenbeck wrote: > I had hoped that the proper discipline in rejecting non-critical patches > would have pertained. I remain unconvinced that the .y releases are > anything but noise that should have been kept elsewhere. After reading > through a patch summary, I see this as typical: > > > ---------------------- > > > ChangeSet 2005/02/22 20:56:28-05:00, bunk @ stusta.de > > > > [diffview] > > > > > [PATCH] drivers/net/via-rhine.c: make a variable static const > > This patch makes a needlessly global variable static const. > > Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk > Signed-off-by: Jeff Garzik > > ---------------------------------- > > It's possible I simply don't get it, but the above description of a > patch hardly seems like it would qualify for the intentions of the > 2.6.x.y series. > > Is this typical, and is this in line with the intent of the x.y series? > > If this is going to achieve the objective, the gatekeeper has to be a > real stubborn, unpopular horse's ass it seems, with a sign on his > forehead that reads: GO AWAY AND COME ANOTHER DAY! > > Somewhat disappointedly, Are you looking at 2.6.x.y patches? I don't think so...... -- ~Randy - 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/