From: Coly Li Subject: Re: question about patch queue and ext4-git Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2007 22:29:23 +0800 Message-ID: <47137943.2000206@suse.de> References: <4712FC45.8080401@suse.de> <20071015051005.0865b2a7@gara> <47136128.5050301@suse.de> <20071015082113.79c8f503@gara> Reply-To: coyli@suse.de Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: linux-ext4@vger.kernel.org To: unlisted-recipients:; (no To-header on input) Return-path: Received: from victor.provo.novell.com ([137.65.250.26]:46890 "EHLO victor.provo.novell.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751763AbXJOO0y (ORCPT ); Mon, 15 Oct 2007 10:26:54 -0400 In-Reply-To: <20071015082113.79c8f503@gara> Sender: linux-ext4-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-ext4.vger.kernel.org Jose R. Santos wrote: > On Mon, 15 Oct 2007 20:46:32 +0800 > Coly Li wrote: > >> Thanks for the replying :-) >> >> Jose R. Santos wrote: >>> On Mon, 15 Oct 2007 13:36:05 +0800 >>> Coly Li wrote: >>> >>>> Now in my mind there are several words for ext4 patches, most frequently one are "patch queue". >>>> >>>> I see the patches in patch queue from >>>> http://www2.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/tytso/ext4-patches/LATEST/broken-out/ . >>>> Also I confirm some of the patches are in ext4 git tree now, but I am not sure for two questions: >>>> 1) Whether all the patches are in ext4 git tree ? >>> Yes, all these patches should be in ext4 git tree. >>> >>>> 2) This patch queue is only used to push ext4 patch into upstream ? >>> The patch queue series is divided into stable and unstable patches. >>> The stable patches are the one usually the ones used to push back >>> upstream, while the unstable section has the patches for development >>> purposes only and are not ready for pushing upstream (and some may >>> never make it in). >> How to recognize which patch is stable patch and which one is unstable patch ? > > Look in the series file. The mark where the stable patches end is > documented there. > Find it now. Thanks for your explaining :-) >>>> Also there is a patch-queue git at http://repo.or.cz/w/ext4-patch-queue.git , is it same to the >>>> patches in http://www2.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/tytso/ext4-patches/ ? >>> Same thing bug in git format. I believe Ted updates his patch queue >>> from the patches in the git tree repo, so if you want latest/greatest >>> the git tree is what you want. >>> >>>> Thanks for clarifying :-) >>>> >>>> >>> -JRS > > -JRS -- Coly Li SuSE PRC Labs