linux-kernel - Re: 2.6.24-mm1

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Message-ID: <47A8BDF3.6080609@linux.intel.com>
Date:	Tue, 05 Feb 2008 11:50:11 -0800
From:	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...ux.intel.com>
To:	Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu
CC:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 2.6.24-mm1

Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu wrote:
>> I don't think it's a realistic expectation to delay every bugfix and arch patch until Andrew
>> gets around to releasing an -mm, not do I see the point of that, what would have been different?
> 
> A bugfix?

yes it was a really painful bugfix, but still.

I'll repeat the question. What would waiting for an -mm release have bought for this bugfix?
Answer: nothing more than what was done on Linus git.
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