linux-kernel - Re: pull request: wireless-2.6 2010-08-19

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Date:	Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:37:46 -0700
From:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:	Jan III Sobieski <jan3sobi3ski@...il.com>
Cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: pull request: wireless-2.6 2010-08-19

On Thu, 2010-08-19 at 22:08 +0200, Jan III Sobieski wrote:
> I really like the new Linus policy - merge window is closed - only bug
> fixes are admitted.

This patch fixes a defect introduced during the merge window.

Some of the logging messages used %pM to emit a MAC address.

%pM outputs "xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx"
%pm output "xxxxxxxxxxxx"

When the message forms were standardized,
strings were lower cased, introducing this defect.

> IMHO this policy will result in a significant
> increase in stability.

There have been previous discussions on stability
vs change.

I think it's unnecessary to rehash them.

cheers, Joe

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