linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PATCH] scsi bug fixes for 2.6.23-rc2

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Message-ID: <46B88836.5020604@garzik.org>
Date:	Tue, 07 Aug 2007 10:56:54 -0400
From:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
To:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
CC:	James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@...elEye.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-scsi <linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [GIT PATCH] scsi bug fixes for 2.6.23-rc2

Alan Cox wrote:
>> I fully agree, and firmly believe that the current stabilisation works
>> incredibly well for shaking out bugs.  My problem is that it doesn't
>> work for stabilising features.  Either we have to get far more people
>> doing feature integration testing before the merge window, or we have to
>> accept feature updates after the merge window (for existing features
>> that are having stability issues).
> 
> The other alternative is that if Linus won't take updates you ask him to
> revert bsg so that you don't get a half baked merge as a result of this.
> I'm not sure that is a good path to follow either however.

Like everything else in life, it's a balance.  If something is clearly 
half-baked and requires a bunch of post-rc1 changes just to be usable, a 
revert might make a lot of sense.

It's questions of: how much further change is required, how invasive are 
those changes, how half-baked and incomplete is the feature really, what 
is the downside of a revert, ...

	Jeff



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