linux-kernel - Re: Please revert 21564fd2a3deb48200b595332f9ed4c9f311f2a7

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Date:	Mon, 9 Jul 2007 10:32:23 +0100
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>
Cc:	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...sta.de>,
	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>
Subject: Re: Please revert 21564fd2a3deb48200b595332f9ed4c9f311f2a7

> It will be solved differently longer term, but short term the fix
> was still needed. There are limits on what can be done late 
> in the release cycle so simple patches win.
> 
> Besides none of the "NAK"s were particularly inspired in my opinion;
> there were no clear technical objections brought forward.


There were a considerable number of sensible logical objections. You just
didn't agree with them. You've now effectively made .22 unsupportable
since we don't know if someone has binary virtualiser crap loaded.

Alan
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