linux-kernel - Re: linux-next: Tree for June 19

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Date:	Mon, 22 Jun 2009 01:54:27 +1000
From:	Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>
To:	Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>
Cc:	linux-next@...r.kernel.org, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	sfi-devel@...plefirmware.org, x86@...nel.org
Subject: Re: linux-next: Tree for June 19

Hi Len,

On Sat, 20 Jun 2009 14:27:59 -0400 (EDT) Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org> wrote:
>
> Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au> wrote:
> > 
> > Is this 2.6.31 or 32 material?
> 
> yes:-)
> 
> Most that is in in sfi-test at this moment I hope to catch .31.
> There will be much more in .32 -- mostly things that depend on
> the first batch...

OK, so then don't add any (more) .32 material into that branch until
after Linus' releases 31-rc1, please.

> > Should I put just you as the contact, or add the mailing list as well?
> 
> The mailing list is fine (on cc), and I'm on that.
> It is redundant to send to both.

Then please ensure that I can post to that list (I don't want to
subscribe obviously).

> > Basically, this should be just what you would send to Linus (or ask him
> > to fetch).  It is allowed to be rebased if you deem it necessary.
> 
> The patches are tested on the pre-release platform that
> makes use of them.  There have been several internal reviews
> and re-writes, but since we just got permission to release the
> patches last week, they've not been publically vetted yet.
> 
> The content is quite close to what I plan to propose for upstream,
> but the format is not.  I'll be re-factoring the series into
> "clean history" and senting them to LKML on Sunday night.
> 
> I don't expect much comment on the generic part,
> but will want x86 maintainers to buy into the
> parts that touch their architecture.

OK, then I think I need to hear from the x86 maintainers, at least,
before we include this.

-- 
Cheers,
Stephen Rothwell                    sfr@...b.auug.org.au
http://www.canb.auug.org.au/~sfr/

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