linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 000/196] V4L/DVB updates

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Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0702151117490.16819@pentafluge.infradead.org>
Date:	Thu, 15 Feb 2007 11:24:06 +0000 (GMT)
From:	Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...radead.org>
To:	Heikki Orsila <shdl@...alwe.fi>
cc:	Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...uxtv.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...l.org>,
	v4l-dvb maintainer list <v4l-dvb-maintainer@...uxtv.org>,
	Linux and Kernel Video <video4linux-list@...hat.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 000/196] V4L/DVB updates

On Thu, 15 Feb 2007, Heikki Orsila wrote:

> On Thu, Feb 15, 2007 at 03:59:55AM -0200, Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote:
>> Basically, this series adds support for a bunch of newer cards and newer
>> drivers, do some relevant cleanups on cx88 (improving source code
>> readability and reducing binary code size), adds FM radio support on
>> pvrusb2 and do several other fixes and improvements.
>>
>> A more detailed log:
>>
>> [removed 100+ lines of stuff]
>>>
>> PS.: Due to the size of this series, I'm not mailbombing them into LKML.
>>
>> V4L/DVB development is hosted at http://linuxtv.org
>
> Why weren't these submitted in smaller batches? Why were all these
> patches held back before releasing any?
All those patches are meant to 2.6.21, since they are mostly 
improvements, and are being pushed, from time to time, into -mm series, 
during -rc cycle.

It should also be noticed that they are discussed on subsystem mailing 
lists.

-- 
Cheers,
Mauro Carvalho Chehab
http://linuxtv.org
mchehab@...radead.org
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