linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v7 3.2-rc2 0/30] uprobes patchset with perf probe support

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Date:	Wed, 23 Nov 2011 01:49:45 +1100
From:	Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>
To:	Srikar Dronamraju <srikar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux-mm <linux-mm@...ck.org>, Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
	Roland McGrath <roland@...k.frob.com>,
	Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@...achi.com>,
	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...radead.org>,
	Ananth N Mavinakayanahalli <ananth@...ibm.com>,
	Jim Keniston <jkenisto@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 3.2-rc2 0/30] uprobes patchset with perf probe
 support

Hi Srikar,

On Tue, 22 Nov 2011 10:33:30 +0530 Srikar Dronamraju <srikar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:
>
> > uprobes git is hosted at git://github.com/srikard/linux.git
> > with branch inode_uprobes_v32rc2.
>
> Given that uprobes has been reviewed several times on LKML and all
> comments till now have been addressed, can we push uprobes into either
> -tip or -next. This will help people to test and give more feedback and
> also provide a way for it to be pushed into 3.3. This also helps in
> resolving and pushing fixes faster.

OK, I have added that to linux-next with you as the contact,

> If you have concerns, can you please voice them?

You should tidy up the commit messages (they almost all have really bad
short descriptions) and make sure that the authorship is correct in all
cases.

Also, I would prefer a less version specific branch name (like "for-next"
or something) that way you won't have to keep asking me to change it over
time.  If there is any way you can host this on kernel.org, that will
make the merging into Linus' tree a bit smoother.

Thanks for adding your subsystem tree as a participant of linux-next.  As
you may know, this is not a judgment of your code.  The purpose of
linux-next is for integration testing and to lower the impact of
conflicts between subsystems in the next merge window. 

You will need to ensure that the patches/commits in your tree/series have
been:
     * submitted under GPL v2 (or later) and include the Contributor's
	Signed-off-by,
     * posted to the relevant mailing list,
     * reviewed by you (or another maintainer of your subsystem tree),
     * successfully unit tested, and 
     * destined for the current or next Linux merge window.

Basically, this should be just what you would send to Linus (or ask him
to fetch).  It is allowed to be rebased if you deem it necessary.

-- 
Cheers,
Stephen Rothwell 
sfr@...b.auug.org.au

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