Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751790AbWIYBXY (ORCPT ); Sun, 24 Sep 2006 21:23:24 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751794AbWIYBXY (ORCPT ); Sun, 24 Sep 2006 21:23:24 -0400 Received: from emailhub.stusta.mhn.de ([141.84.69.5]:4617 "HELO mailout.stusta.mhn.de") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S1751790AbWIYBXX (ORCPT ); Sun, 24 Sep 2006 21:23:23 -0400 Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 03:23:22 +0200 From: Adrian Bunk To: Pavel Machek Cc: Willy Tarreau , Greg KH , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Linux 2.6.16.30-pre1 Message-ID: <20060925012322.GE4547@stusta.de> References: <20060922222300.GA5566@stusta.de> <20060922223859.GB21772@kroah.com> <20060922224735.GB5566@stusta.de> <20060922230928.GB22830@kroah.com> <20060923045610.GM541@1wt.eu> <20060923232150.GK5566@stusta.de> <20060924101753.GB4813@ucw.cz> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20060924101753.GB4813@ucw.cz> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.13 (2006-08-11) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1627 Lines: 44 On Sun, Sep 24, 2006 at 10:17:53AM +0000, Pavel Machek wrote: > Hi! > > > > Adrian, when you have a doubt whether such a fix should go into next > > > release, simply tell people about the problem and ask them to test > > > current driver. If nobody encounters the problem, you can safely keep > > > the patch in your fridge until someone complains. By that time, the > > > risks associated with this patch will be better known. > > > > It's not that I wanted to upgrade ACPI to the latest version. > > > > And my rules are: > > - patch must be in Linus' tree > > - I'm asking the patch authors and maintainers of the affected subsystem > > whether the patch is OK for 2.6.16 > > I thought stable rules were longer than this... including 'patch must > be < 100 lines' and 'must be bugfix for serious bug'. Changing rules > for -stable series in the middle of it seems like a bad idea... I stated what I'd do with 2.6.16 before I took over maintainance. > Maybe you can keep -ab with relaxed rules and -stable with original > rules? Much would be possible under the assumption I had unlimited time... > Pavel cu Adrian -- "Is there not promise of rain?" Ling Tan asked suddenly out of the darkness. There had been need of rain for many days. "Only a promise," Lao Er said. Pearl S. Buck - Dragon Seed - 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/