linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PATCH] scsi fixes for 2.6.25-rc2

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Message-ID: <47C0B1EA.4010400@garzik.org>
Date:	Sat, 23 Feb 2008 18:53:14 -0500
From:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
CC:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@...senPartnership.com>,
	linux-scsi <linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [GIT PATCH] scsi fixes for 2.6.25-rc2

Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Sat, 23 Feb 2008 12:31:02 -0800 (PST) Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org> wrote:
> 
>>
>> On Sat, 23 Feb 2008, Jeff Garzik wrote:
>>> I know I am probably shooting myself in the foot here, since I am the original
>>> author of mvsas, but...
>>>
>>> Should we be adding new drivers during -rc?
>> I'm personally of the opinion that a new driver that doesn't add anything 
>> but itself (ie no infrastructure changes etc) is fine. I'd rather have a 
>> new, rough driver that might work, than no driver at all, and it's not 
>> like it can cause a regression if you don't enable it.
>>
> 
> Yes, I too think that adding new standalone code in late -rc is OK.

ACK, thanks!

	Jeff



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