Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1753834AbZALLIT (ORCPT ); Mon, 12 Jan 2009 06:08:19 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751458AbZALLIG (ORCPT ); Mon, 12 Jan 2009 06:08:06 -0500 Received: from mx3.mail.elte.hu ([157.181.1.138]:37216 "EHLO mx3.mail.elte.hu" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751023AbZALLIE (ORCPT ); Mon, 12 Jan 2009 06:08:04 -0500 Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2009 12:07:39 +0100 From: Ingo Molnar To: Sam Ravnborg Cc: Paul Mundt , Greg Ungerer , KOSAKI Motohiro , "David S. Miller" , Geert Uytterhoeven , Roman Zippel , Greg Ungerer , linux-m68k@vger.kernel.org, stable@kernel.org, LKML Subject: Re: [PATCH for 2.6.28 stable] m68knommu: fix m68knommu defconfig can't build Message-ID: <20090112110739.GA17514@elte.hu> References: <20081230193943.1281.KOSAKI.MOTOHIRO@jp.fujitsu.com> <48E9AE16.2000002@snapgear.com> <20090112104447.GG28564@linux-sh.org> <20090112105942.GA10936@uranus.ravnborg.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20090112105942.GA10936@uranus.ravnborg.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.18 (2008-05-17) X-ELTE-VirusStatus: clean X-ELTE-SpamScore: -1.5 X-ELTE-SpamLevel: X-ELTE-SpamCheck: no X-ELTE-SpamVersion: ELTE 2.0 X-ELTE-SpamCheck-Details: score=-1.5 required=5.9 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=no SpamAssassin version=3.2.3 -1.5 BAYES_00 BODY: Bayesian spam probability is 0 to 1% [score: 0.0000] Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1036 Lines: 31 * Sam Ravnborg wrote: > We just did the exercise with sparc/sparc64 unification and if you > forget the few times I broke sparc32 then it went well with only limited > problems. We also had the x86 unification finished in the past year which went very well too, so i can only encourage similar efforts. > One key factor why it went well was that patches were reviewed and > applied within a few days whch is why I stresses that the maintainer > needs spare time to support the effort. Yes. Unification is the Linux meme of the century i guess ;-) There's two main unification themes: - per arch unification (x86, powerpc, sparc - cross-arch unification: the moving of useful stuff out of architectures into the core kernel (genirq, gtod, etc.). Ingo -- 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/