linux-kernel - Re: [stable] [PATCH 2/2] iwlwifi: unify iwl_setup_rxon

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Date:	Tue, 15 Dec 2009 09:14:33 -0800
From:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:	"John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>
Cc:	Marcel Holtmann <marcel@...tmann.org>,
	Reinette Chatre <reinette.chatre@...el.com>,
	Ike Panhc <ike.pan@...onical.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Tomas Winkler <tomas.winkler@...el.com>, stable@...nel.org,
	Wey-Yi Guy <wey-yi.w.guy@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [stable] [PATCH 2/2] iwlwifi: unify iwl_setup_rxon_timing

On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 11:39:24AM -0500, John W. Linville wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 08:34:00AM -0800, Marcel Holtmann wrote:
> 
> > I agree here. Not copying Reinette on this is just wrong. And blindly
> > picking some patches and sending them for -stable even more.
> 
> I agree that Reinette should have been copied.  I'm not sure I agree
> that sending the patches was wrong by itself.

I'm not saying it is wrong, but I agree, you need to copy the
maintainer, as we would need their ack before being able to accept any
type of backport.

Ike, the script, scripts/get_maintainer.pl is your friend here.

thanks,

greg k-h
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