linux-kernel - Re: [git pull] Please pull powerpc.git merge branch

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Message-ID: <alpine.LRH.2.00.0903111652070.1040@vixen.sonytel.be>
Date:	Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:53:34 +0100 (CET)
From:	Geert Uytterhoeven <Geert.Uytterhoeven@...ycom.com>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
cc:	Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
	linuxppc-dev list <linuxppc-dev@...abs.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linux Kernel list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Geoff Levand <geoffrey.levand@...sony.com>
Subject: Re: [git pull] Please pull powerpc.git merge branch

	Hi Linus,

On Wed, 11 Mar 2009, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> On Wed, 11 Mar 2009, Benjamin Herrenschmidt wrote:
> > I'd like to have Andrew or Linus opinion on doing this driver swap that
> > late in the process.
> 
> Quite franklly, no. 
> 
> If it was a totally _new_ driver, there's no chance of regression, which 
> is why we allow those drivers.
> 
> But switching an old one for a new one does not match that pattern. We can 
> clearly get regressions. As such, we don't do it late in the -rc series.

Are you aware the old one was introduced in 2.6.29-rc1? So there cannot be a
regression from 2.6.28 or older.

Thanks!

With kind regards,

Geert Uytterhoeven
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