netdev - Re: decnet: /proc/sys/net/decnet sysctl entries disappear

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Date:	Tue, 12 Feb 2013 10:16:06 -0800
From:	Larry Baker <baker@...s.gov>
To:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: decnet: /proc/sys/net/decnet sysctl entries disappear

David,

On 11 Feb 2013, at 5:09 PM, David Miller wrote:

> 
> Attachments are not the correct way to submit a series of patches.
> 
> Please read Documentation/SubmittingPatches
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I found scripts/get_maintainer.pl lists you as a maintainer of the decnet code.  It also lists Chrissie Caulfield, but she has pretty much bowed out -- she's the one that told me to send my patches to the net-dev list.

To make this go as smoothly as possible, I'd like your advice about what I should do.  So, my first question is: should I submit a bug report describing the faulty behavior and my diagnosis while I work on pruning my patches?  To netdev@...r.kernel.org?  Second: I made three patch files to account for the API changes to the kernel over time.  Should those be individual submissions, related somehow by the tag in [PATCH tag]?  Suggestions?

Who changes the banner, me or you?  Do you have a recommendation for choosing the version in the banner?

Eric Biederman fixed the root cause of the faulty behavior in kernel 3.4-rc1.  None of my systems are that new.  He told me about patching stable kernels.

> But there are people who collect bug fixes and apply them to older
> kernels as long as a fix has been made to Linus's kernel and I would
> be happy to do a bit of code review and forward those patches
> to stable@...r.kernel.org if you that is what you are interested in
> doing with them.

Since the current kernel code has apparently fixed the problem, should I send my work to Eric/stable@...r.kernel.org instead of netdev@...r.kernel.org?  I do not want to annoy anyone with issues that might seem trivial to most people -- most people have probably never heard of DECnet.

Thank you in advance for your time.

Larry Baker
US Geological Survey
650-329-5608
baker@...s.gov

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