linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL v2] Update LZO compression

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Message-Id: <20121003140136.f2b071df.akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Date:	Wed, 3 Oct 2012 14:01:36 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	richard -rw- weinberger <richard.weinberger@...il.com>
Cc:	"Markus F.X.J. Oberhumer" <markus@...rhumer.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	chris.mason@...ionio.com, linux-btrfs@...r.kernel.org,
	Nitin Gupta <ngupta@...are.org>,
	Johannes Stezenbach <js@...21.net>
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL v2] Update LZO compression

On Wed, 3 Oct 2012 12:48:46 +0200
richard -rw- weinberger <richard.weinberger@...il.com> wrote:

> CC'in akpm.

Thanks.

> >>> Hi all,
> >>>
> >>> I finally have prepared a small package that updates the LZO version
> >>> in the Linux kernel. Please get it from:
> >>>
> >>> http://www.oberhumer.com/opensource/lzo/download/Testing/linux-kernel-lzo-20120716.tar.gz
> >>>
> >>> As stated in the README this version is significantly faster (typically more
> >>> than 2 times faster!) than the current version, has been thoroughly tested on
> >>> x86_64/i386/powerpc platforms and is intended to get included into the
> >>> official Linux 3.6 or 3.7 release.
> >>>
> >>> I encourage all compression users to test and benchmark this new version,
> >>> and I also would ask some official LZO maintainer to convert the updated
> >>> source files into a GIT commit and possibly push it to Linus or linux-next.

No, lib/lzo has no identifiable maintainer.  I suggest you proceed as
follows:

- Post the entire patch series to lkml for review (I'd like a cc please)

- After that process has played out, ask Stephen to add this git tree
  to linux-next.

- After that process has played out, ask Linus to pull the tree
  during a merge window.

I haven't actually looked at the patches yet, but if they are as
extensive as they sound, it would be appropriate for you become the
formal maintainer of lib/lzo.

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