linux-kernel - Re: 2.6.19 -mm merge plans

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Date:	Thu, 21 Sep 2006 00:22:26 -0400
From:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...l.org>
Subject: Re: 2.6.19 -mm merge plans

Andrew Morton wrote:
> A wander through the -mm patch queue, along with some commentary on my
> intentions.
> 
> 
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> 
> There are quite a lot of patches here which belong in subsystem trees. 
> I'll patchbomb the relevant maintainers soon.  Could I pleeeeeze ask that
> they either merge the patches or solidly nack them (with reasons)?  Don't
> just ignore it all and leave me hanging onto this stuff for ever.  Thanks.

I know this is probably heresy, but what would happen if we didn't merge 
all that stuff at once, and then committed to having a real 4-week cycle?

The cycles seem to be stretching out again, and I don't really think 
it's worth it to hold up the entire kernel for every single piddly 
little regression to get fixed.  We'll _never_ be perfect, even if we 
weren't slackers.

	Jeff


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