linux-ext4 - Re: question about patch queue and ext4-git

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Message-ID: <47136128.5050301@suse.de>
Date:	Mon, 15 Oct 2007 20:46:32 +0800
From:	Coly Li <coyli@...e.de>
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CC:	linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: question about patch queue and ext4-git

Thanks for the replying :-)

Jose R. Santos wrote:
> On Mon, 15 Oct 2007 13:36:05 +0800
> Coly Li <coyli@...e.de> wrote:
> 
>> Now in my mind there are several words for ext4 patches, most frequently one are "patch queue".
>>
>> I see the patches in patch queue from
>> http://www2.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/tytso/ext4-patches/LATEST/broken-out/ .
>> Also I confirm some of the patches are in ext4 git tree now, but I am not sure for two questions:
>> 1) Whether all the patches are in ext4 git tree ?
> 
> Yes, all these patches should be in ext4 git tree.
> 
>> 2) This patch queue is only used to push ext4 patch into upstream ?
> 
> The patch queue series is divided into stable and unstable patches.
> The stable patches are the one usually the ones used to push back
> upstream, while the unstable section has the patches for development
> purposes only and are not ready for pushing upstream (and some may
> never make it in).

How to recognize which patch is stable patch and which one is unstable patch ?

> 
>> Also there is a patch-queue git at http://repo.or.cz/w/ext4-patch-queue.git , is it same to the
>> patches in http://www2.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/tytso/ext4-patches/ ?
> 
> Same thing bug in git format.  I believe Ted updates his patch queue
> from the patches in the git tree repo, so  if you want latest/greatest
> the git tree is what you want.
> 
>> Thanks for clarifying :-)
>>
>>
> 
> -JRS

-- 
Coly Li
SuSE PRC Labs
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