linux-kernel - Re: drivers/drm/i915 maintenance process

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Message-ID: <yunlixg2fvd.fsf@aiko.keithp.com>
Date:	Sun, 05 Jun 2011 13:16:38 -0700
From:	Keith Packard <keithp@...thp.com>
To:	Dave Airlie <airlied@...hat.com>
Cc:	dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org,
	"drivers\, Intel" <Intel-gfx@...ts.freedesktop.org>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: drivers/drm/i915 maintenance process

On Sun, 05 Jun 2011 16:23:43 +1000, Dave Airlie <airlied@...hat.com> wrote:

> So when Linus is releasing rc4/5 you should really be cutting down stuff
> going into your -next, and getting the tree ready for me to take. We can
> probably add your tree direct to the -next git list as well so that we
> can get the benefits of -next testing earlier.

Right, even earlier than I had thought. That should be pretty easy to follow.

> Just make sure any merge commits are documented in the commit, this
> generally means having to git commit --amend the merge commit since most
> of the time it doesn't allow you to write anything unless you get a
> conflict, esp if its a strange non i915 commit (like say some ACPI or
> bluetooth commit that fixes a test laptop).

Thanks for your comments; I'll try to have -next ready by rc4/rc5 time
this release.

-- 
keith.packard@...el.com

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