linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] loop.c: kernel

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Date:	Mon, 21 Aug 2006 00:11:08 +0100
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Solar Designer <solar@...nwall.com>
Cc:	Willy Tarreau <wtarreau@...a.kernel.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] loop.c: kernel_thread() retval check

Ar Llu, 2006-08-21 am 02:34 +0400, ysgrifennodd Solar Designer:
> Alan,
> 
> On Sun, Aug 20, 2006 at 07:15:17PM +0100, Alan Cox wrote:
> > Acked-by: Alan Cox <alan@...hat.com>
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> > but should go into 2.6-mm and be tested in 2.6-mm before 2.4 backport.
> 
> Unfortunately, I do not intend to prepare/test/submit a revision of the
> patch for 2.6-mm, and I might only work on a 2.6 patch in a few months
> from now.  Unless someone else takes care of this, the fix is likely to
> get dropped on the floor.
> 
> Do you really think that getting this fix into 2.4 should be delayed
> like that? 

I have no problem with it going into 2.4. Someone should forward port it
- but there should be plenty of people on the lists to do that.

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