linux-kernel - Re: [GIT]: Networking

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Message-ID: <48BF8F6A.7050106@garzik.org>
Date:	Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:34:02 -0400
From:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
CC:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [GIT]: Networking

Linus Torvalds wrote:
> 
> On Wed, 3 Sep 2008, Linus Torvalds wrote:
>> What's so hard to understand about this?
> 
> Here's a simple rule of thumb:
>  - if it's not on the regression list
>  - if it's not a reported security hole
>  - if it's not on the reported oopses list
> then why are people sending it to me?

FWIW, I also upstream fixes for problems that look bad, or are really 
annoying for users, as long as the fixes are short and sweet, e.g.

David Brownell (1):
       net/usb/pegasus: avoid hundreds of diagnostics
Dhananjay Phadke (1):
       netxen: Remove workaround for chipset quirk
Komuro (1):
       pcnet-cs, axnet_cs: add new IDs, remove dup ID with less info

The ixgbe fix was a regression fix, and falls into your category list.

	Jeff


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