linux-kernel - Re: Linux 2.6.21

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Message-ID: <20070426213435.GA10048@skynet.ie>
Date:	Thu, 26 Apr 2007 22:34:36 +0100
From:	mel@...net.ie (Mel Gorman)
To:	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...sta.de>
Cc:	Krzysztof Halasa <khc@...waw.pl>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Linux 2.6.21

On (26/04/07 20:45), Adrian Bunk didst pronounce:
> On Thu, Apr 26, 2007 at 08:37:14PM +0200, Krzysztof Halasa wrote:
> >...
> > With KNOWN_PROBLEMS information, sysadmins can decide if they can
> > safely upgrade to .0 or if they have to wait for .123.
> >...
> 
> Listing regressions like the following will most likely be zero help for 
> them when deciding whether to upgrade now or later (and BTW, the latter 
> might imply running a kernel with known security issues):
> 
> Subject    : acpi_pm clocksource loses time on x86-64
> References : http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/4/17/143
> Submitter  : Mikael Pettersson <mikpe@...uu.se>
> Handled-By : John Stultz <johnstul@...ibm.com>
>              Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>
> Status     : problem is being debugged
> 

On the other hand when I was responsible for a bug, it was a great help
to see this sort of mail. Not only as it reminded I was responsible for a
screw-up but when I sent a fix out, these mails let me know it was being
picked up and ensured it made it to mainline.

-- 
Mel Gorman
Part-time Phd Student                          Linux Technology Center
University of Limerick                         IBM Dublin Software Lab
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