linux-kernel - RE: [char-misc-next RESEND 0/6] mei updates

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Date:	Thu, 7 Jan 2016 23:32:20 +0000
From:	"Winkler, Tomas" <tomas.winkler@...el.com>
To:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
CC:	"Usyskin, Alexander" <alexander.usyskin@...el.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [char-misc-next RESEND 0/6] mei updates


> 
> On Thu, Jan 07, 2016 at 10:56:34PM +0000, Winkler, Tomas wrote:
> >
> >
> > > On Thu, Jan 07, 2016 at 02:46:33PM +0200, Tomas Winkler wrote:
> > > > I've sent those patches ~ two months ago but were probably dropped from
> > > > the queue so resending them again.
> > >
> > > sorry, they are still in there, it's been a busy few months, I'll get to
> > > these for the next release, it's too late for this one, my fault.
> >
> > Can you be specific what is next release, the merging window is still not open...
> 
> The "merge window" is for subsystem maintainers to merge to Linus, I
> have to have my tree "closed" for a week before that for linux-next to
> settle down.  It's been this way for a very long time.

Understood, I've just paid attention that the parport patches was applied  last few days so I've also tried my luck
Anyhow please reconsider ' mei: fix fasync return value on error' which was originally indented for 4.4-rc5 and should go to the stable.

> 
> > I have tons of patches it is just blocked by the watchdog removal from
> > the core driver, which I've just reposted as well on top of this
> > series.
> 
> Sorry for the delay these past 2 months, should be caught up for the
> next release cycle.  And your watchdog repost wouldn't have made it into
> this release anyway :)

Okay, I would just ask you to do give some priority to review our patches after the merging window so I don't have to carry too long queue for months. 
 
Tomas
Thanks