linux-kernel - Re: the right time to run my super-duper, kernel cleanup scripts?

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Message-ID: <4A33E6B1.1040203@zytor.com>
Date:	Sat, 13 Jun 2009 10:49:37 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	"Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday@...shcourse.ca>
CC:	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: the right time to run my super-duper, kernel cleanup scripts?

Robert P. J. Day wrote:
>   i figure it's almost time to annoy the crap out of everyone again by
> running my standard source "cleanup" scripts to track down things
> like, well, this:
> 
> http://www.crashcourse.ca/wiki/index.php/Kernel_cleanup
> 
>   i'm thinking that the right time is after the chaos of the merge
> window is mostly over so ... once rc1 is out?  is that about the right
> time to give any fixes a chance to settle?
> 

Yes, run that stuff on -rc1 and then notify people to fix it.

-- 
H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
I work for Intel.  I don't speak on their behalf.

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