linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] [374/2many] MAINTAINERS

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Date:	Mon, 13 Aug 2007 15:11:02 +0200
From:	Hans-Jürgen Koch <hjk@...utronix.de>
To:	Al Viro <viro@....linux.org.uk>
Cc:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>, David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, pcnet32@...izon.net,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [374/2many] MAINTAINERS - PCNET32 NETWORK DRIVER

Am Montag 13 August 2007 09:18 schrieb Al Viro:
> On Sun, Aug 12, 2007 at 11:46:49PM -0700, Joe Perches wrote:
> > On Sun, 2007-08-12 at 23:36 -0700, David Miller wrote:
> > > Ok, 374 patches is just rediculious.
> > > 
> > > So many patches eats up an enormous amount of mailing list resources,
> > > and for these patches in particular there are few reasons to split
> > > them up at all.  The fact that the split up landed you at 300+ patches
> > > is a very good indication of that.
> > 
> > More than ridiculous.  Completely agree.
> > 
> > I tried to send 1 patch over the last couple of days.
> > Unfortunately, it's > 100KB and disappears into the void.
> 
> So put it on anonftp/webpage/git tree and post the URI, damnit.
> Of all ridiculous reasons for a mailbomb...

Or make it 3 or 4 or even 40 patches, but not 500.

Hans

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