linux-kernel - Re: [git patches] net driver fixes

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Message-Id: <20080915.153923.47782615.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:39:23 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	jeff@...zik.org
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [git patches] net driver fixes

From: Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:34:07 -0400

> So if a small, easily-mergable fix for a major bug like an oops
> appears on July 30, being strict to your plan has this fix waiting
> until almost 2009 (2.6.28 release), a wait of over five months.
> 
> That is not serving Linux users, our primary customers.

I personally partly agree with you, but Linus put his foot down and
I'm implementing the stated policy by doing the same.
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