linux-kernel - Re: How to handle patches that cross maintainers?

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Message-ID: <20070703141351.GB18565@lst.de>
Date:	Tue, 3 Jul 2007 16:13:51 +0200
From:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
To:	Kumar Gala <galak@...nel.crashing.org>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linuxppc-dev list <linuxppc-dev@...abs.org>,
	Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
	Linux Kernel Development <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: How to handle patches that cross maintainers?

On Tue, Jul 03, 2007 at 04:01:20AM -0500, Kumar Gala wrote:
> Andrew,
> 
> I was hoping to get your input on how to handle patches that cross  
> maintainers.  I've got a patch that is pretty PPC specific, but  
> happens to touch some drivers as well.

I think the real question is why the heck does it touch those drivers?
:)

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