linux-kernel - Re: [stable] [patch 00/67] 2.6.18-stable review

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Message-ID: <20061012165128.GC21149@redhat.com>
Date:	Thu, 12 Oct 2006 12:51:28 -0400
From:	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>
To:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
Cc:	Theodore Tso <tytso@....edu>, Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...nel.org,
	Justin Forbes <jmforbes@...uxtx.org>,
	Zwane Mwaikambo <zwane@....linux.org.uk>,
	Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...otime.net>,
	Chuck Wolber <chuckw@...ntumlinux.com>,
	Chris Wedgwood <reviews@...cw.f00f.org>,
	Michael Krufky <mkrufky@...uxtv.org>, torvalds@...l.org,
	akpm@...l.org, alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk
Subject: Re: [stable] [patch 00/67] 2.6.18-stable review

On Thu, Oct 12, 2006 at 09:35:22AM -0700, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
 > On Wed, Oct 11, 2006 at 08:42:44PM -0400, Theodore Tso wrote:
 > > On Wed, Oct 11, 2006 at 02:03:10PM -0700, Greg KH wrote:
 > > > And yes, we realize that this is a large number of patches, sorry...
 > > 
 > > I number of these patches were cleanups, such as removing code betewen
 > > #if 0, removing header files from being exported, etc.  Not bad
 > > things, but I wouldn't have thought it would have met the criteria for
 > > being added to -stable.  Are you intentionally relaxing the criteria?
 > 
 > The header file stuff was intentionally added, as it is good to have the
 > header files exported properly.  Those were a large number of these
 > patches.

Indeed. I see this as just 'finishing the job' rather than fixing something
that's busted though.   That said, I was also carrying these in what will
be our 2.6.18 based update kernel for FC5 (and what will be FC6) for the
same reasons.

	Dave

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