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

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Date:	Mon, 13 Aug 2007 20:02:12 +0200
From:	Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@...cle.com>
To:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@...elEye.com>,
	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

On Mon, Aug 13 2007, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> Jens Axboe wrote:
> >#for-akpm is usually only in very few -mm release anyway, so it's not
> >like it would have made much difference. We/you/I need to improve that,
> >certainly.
> >
> >Honestly, for bsg, it wasn't much of an issue. We had build problems
> >when bsg was merged which was unfortunate but got fixed quickly. Having
> >bsg in -mm would not have caused any testing of the driver in question
> >outside of what it already received, given the nature of it.
> 
> 
> That's just an excuse for what happened -- you made an end run around 
> our test tree.  Pretty please with sugar on it -- make sure changes show 
> up in -mm.

It's not just an excuse, there are repeatably problems with getting the
block stuff pulled into -mm. Sometimes it's my problem, but not always.
Then I get a note saying that pulling was disabled due to merge
problems, usually right before -mmX goes out. So it misses that release.

With bsg it wasn't a huge issue imho, since it was in fairly good shape
and it the issue were mainly with integration. I do try to make sure
stuff gets tested, but I also know which stuff is more important to get
exposure and multi-user testing on. bsg wasn't one of those, it's just a
lowly driver.

-- 
Jens Axboe

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