linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 12/15] driver core: Implement tagged directory support for device classes.

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Date:	Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:19:55 -0700
From:	ebiederm@...ssion.com (Eric W. Biederman)
To:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
Cc:	Tejun Heo <htejun@...il.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Daniel Lezcano <dlezcano@...ibm.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Al Viro <viro@....linux.org.uk>,
	Linux Containers <containers@...ts.osdl.org>,
	Benjamin Thery <benjamin.thery@...l.net>,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 12/15] driver core: Implement tagged directory support for device classes.

Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de> writes:

> On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 09:41:29PM +0900, Tejun Heo wrote:
>> Greg KH wrote:
>> > Ok, I'll work to get these in where applicable.
>> 
>> Did this get into 2.6.27?  Or will this have to wait till .28?
>
> I haven't sent any patches to Linus yet for 2.6.27, so it hasn't gotten
> there yet.
>
> And due to the intrusiveness, and the fact that this hasn't been tested
> at all in any build tree yet, I can't in good concious submit this for
> .27 either.
>
> Part of this is my fault, I know, due to vacation and work, but also
> lots is due to the fact that the code showed up so late in the
> development cycle.

The code showed up at least by the beginning of may, and the code has
been around for 9 months or more.  I just haven't always had the
energy to retransmit every time it has gotten dropped.  The last spin
of it was very late I agree.

> I'll add it to my tree, and get it some testing in the next cycle of
> linux-next until 2.6.27 is out, and then if it's still looking good, go
> into .28.

I think that is unnecessarily precautions but reasonable.  That should at
least keep other sysfs patches from coming in and causing bit rot.

Eric

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