Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1750871AbWIWWqY (ORCPT ); Sat, 23 Sep 2006 18:46:24 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1750873AbWIWWqX (ORCPT ); Sat, 23 Sep 2006 18:46:23 -0400 Received: from mustang.oldcity.dca.net ([216.158.38.3]:33495 "HELO mustang.oldcity.dca.net") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S1750871AbWIWWqX (ORCPT ); Sat, 23 Sep 2006 18:46:23 -0400 Subject: Re: Linux 2.6.16.30-pre1 From: Lee Revell To: Adrian Bunk Cc: Jean Delvare , Greg KH , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <20060923223348.GH5566@stusta.de> References: <20060922222300.GA5566@stusta.de> <20060922223859.GB21772@kroah.com> <20060922224735.GB5566@stusta.de> <20060922230928.GB22830@kroah.com> <20060923224909.69579243.khali@linux-fr.org> <20060923223348.GH5566@stusta.de> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2006 18:47:54 -0400 Message-Id: <1159051675.1097.194.camel@mindpipe> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.6.1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 775 Lines: 22 On Sun, 2006-09-24 at 00:33 +0200, Adrian Bunk wrote: > the main goals for 2.6.16 are: > - no regressions > - security fixes > > And I did always say that things like adding new PCI IDs are > considered > OK for 2.6.16. I think the point that people are trying to make is that adding new PCI IDs carries an inherent risk of regression. Unless you have access to every device with that ID for regression testing it could be the difference between a machine where one device doesn't work and a machine that locks up hard. Lee - 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/