[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]
Message-ID: <20070508234118.GA3472@dmt>
Date: Tue, 8 May 2007 20:41:18 -0300
From: Marcelo Tosatti <marcelo@...ck.org>
To: Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
Cc: Dan Williams <dcbw@...hat.com>, David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
penberg@...helsinki.fi, linville@...driver.com, hch@...radead.org,
linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, marcelo@...ck.org,
linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
torvalds@...ux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: Please pull 'revert-libertas' branch of wireless-2.6
On Tue, May 08, 2007 at 06:40:54PM -0400, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> Dan Williams wrote:
> >I'll audit the list of ioctls and remove ones that may be objectionable,
> >and we'll go back through them after 2.6.22 and add back in ones that
> >are actually required. Keep the API/ABI small and expand if necessary.
> >What's the timeframe required here? Linville said a few days at the
> >most.
>
> Ideally, before 2.6.22-rc1. No set date, but generally it's a week or
> two after merge window opens.
>
> But even if you miss -rc1, we MUST get in the ioctl removal before
> 2.6.22 release. This is certainly exception to the "nothing but bug
> fixes" rule -- or perhaps it is following the rule, if you consider the
> ioctls' existence a bug :)
>
> Getting the CodingStyle fixes in before 2.6.22-rc1 would be nice, but,
> as I noted, lower priority than serious stuff like ioctl consideration.
There is also a bunch of updates pending. I'm sending them over this
week.
Dan: I'll be sending everything thats currently in our tree but not
mainline.
-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Powered by blists - more mailing lists