linux-kernel - Re: using LKML for subsystem development

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Message-ID: <479B3615.9000903@s5r6.in-berlin.de>
Date:	Sat, 26 Jan 2008 14:31:01 +0100
From:	Stefan Richter <stefanr@...6.in-berlin.de>
To:	Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu
CC:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	"Giacomo A. Catenazzi" <cate@...eee.net>,
	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: using LKML for subsystem development

Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu wrote:
> On Sat, 26 Jan 2008 01:42:43 +0100, Stefan Richter said:
> 
>> Even if you only look at the Subject: and number of postings in a
>> thread, how to judge whether there is a stability risk for the next -rc
>> in the making, without experience or personal interest in the domain?
> 
> My general rule of thumb is "if my laptop has one of those on it, I look
> at it more, even if I don't have the foggiest idea how it works".  Of
> course, this only works for threads with semi-sane Subject: headers....

Does your laptop have for example chained sg lists?  :-)
Or are BIDI(rectional SCSI commands) relevant to you?  (Not at all,
except if the eventual merge of the SCSI bidi will break something.)
-- 
Stefan Richter
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