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

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Date:	Mon, 25 Feb 2008 23:39:17 +0100
From:	Martin Michlmayr <tbm@...ius.com>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Byron Bradley <byron.bbradley@...il.com>,
	Jean Delvare <khali@...ux-fr.org>,
	David Brownell <david-b@...bell.net>
Subject: Re: [GIT PATCH] scsi fixes for 2.6.25-rc2

* Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org> [2008-02-23 12:31]:
> 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.

Maybe we can still get the new S-35390A RTC driver in then.  It has
been acked by Jean Delvare and David Brownell.  Byron or Jean, can you
try to submit it again?

It's needed by the QNAP TS-109/TS-209, a NAS device for which support
has been added in 2.6.25-rc1.
-- 
Martin Michlmayr
http://www.cyrius.com/
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