linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] sysctl: lockdep support for sysctl reference counting.

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Message-Id: <20090330161858.18951f62.akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Date:	Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:18:58 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	ebiederm@...ssion.com (Eric W. Biederman)
Cc:	mingo@...e.hu, jbeulich@...ell.com, tglx@...utronix.de,
	mingo@...hat.com, hpa@...or.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	ego@...ibm.com, peterz@...radead.org, adobriyan@...il.com,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] sysctl:  lockdep support for sysctl reference
 counting.

On Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:53:04 -0700
ebiederm@...ssion.com (Eric W. Biederman) wrote:

> Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org> writes:
> 
> > So I merged these two patches.  I designated them as to-be-merged via
> > Alexey, with a Cc:Peter (IOW: wakey wakey ;))
> 
> It is more sysctl than proc but whichever.  As long as people aren't
> blind sided at the last minute I'm fine.

Yep.  But keeping all fs/proc/ changes in Alexey's tree keeps things
neat and is part of my secret maintainer-impressment plot.

> > Regarding this:
> >
> >> From: ebiederm@...ssion.com (Eric W. Biederman)
> >> ...
> >> Signed-off-by: Eric Biederman <ebiederm@...stanetworks.com>
> >
> > It doesn't make a lot of sense to have a different Author: address,
> > IMO.  So I rewrote the From: address to be ebiederm@...stanetworks.com,
> > OK?
> 
> >From my perspective it does.  It is much easier to use my personal
> email setup for doing kernel work.  But I need to indicate I am
> signing off as an employee of AristaNetworks.  Saying aristanetworks
> in my signed-off-by seems a little more official.

OK, fine, but to avoid confusion and to overtly announce this
preference, please do add the From: Line?

Plus that saves me from having to edit
"ebiederm@...ssion.com (Eric W. Biederman)" to
"Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@...ssion.com>"

a zillion times ;)


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