linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL] arch/parisc fixes for 2.6.31-rc6

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Message-ID: <4A75DEFA.1070009@gmx.de>
Date:	Sun, 02 Aug 2009 20:46:18 +0200
From:	Helge Deller <deller@....de>
To:	Kyle McMartin <kyle@...artin.ca>
CC:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linux Kernel Development <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] arch/parisc fixes for 2.6.31-rc6

On 08/02/2009 08:06 PM, Kyle McMartin wrote:
> On Sun, Aug 02, 2009 at 07:51:29PM +0200, Helge Deller wrote:
>> On 08/02/2009 07:21 PM, Kyle McMartin wrote:
>>> On Sun, Aug 02, 2009 at 07:02:22PM +0200, Helge Deller wrote:
>>>> Hi Linus,
>>>>
>>>> please pull the following changes for the HP parisc architecture.
>>> Uhm, I didn't authorize you to do this...
>> I'm equally authorized like you.
>>
>> MAINTAINERS file shows:
>> PARISC ARCHITECTURE
>> M:      Kyle McMartin<kyle@...artin.ca>
>> M:      Helge Deller<deller@....de>
>
> That's not how this works.

Cool. Great argument!

>>> WTF?
>> During the development cycle of 2.6.26 up to 2.6.30, many
>> patches were not pushed upstream by someone.
>> Now I'm having a whole lot of work to push the missing patches
>> back into the stable-kernel and debian kernel series.
>> That's the reason I don't want that those patches miss 2.6.31 too...
>>
>
> Then send *me* a pull request. Don't give me a bloody end-around, it's
> simply unacceptable behaviour.

I'm missing a very important thing here:
Can you guarantee, that you will push things upstream in time?
If yes, I'm fine with sending you a push request.
If not, I don't see any other way.

Helge
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