linux-kernel - Re: [000/129] 3.2.2-stable review

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Date:	Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:52:04 -0800
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
To:	Igor Grinberg <grinberg@...pulab.co.il>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org,
	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk
Subject: Re: [000/129] 3.2.2-stable review

On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 09:19:36AM +0200, Igor Grinberg wrote:
> Hi Greg,
> 
> On 01/24/12 04:40, Greg KH wrote:
> > #include <stable/formletter.h>
> > #define RELEASE		3.2.2-rc1
> > #define NUM_PATCHES	129
> > #define RESPONSE_DATE	"Wed, Jan 25, 2012 20:00:00 +0000"
> > #define LOCATION	kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.0/stable-review/patch-3.2.2-rc1.gz
> > 
> > diffstat below, no one really reads these things anyway...
> 
> This is not exactly true...
> I'm (and I think I'm not the only one) going through the diffstat
> to see if there are any files of my interest involved,
> because it is not always straight forward to understand what
> the patch subject means and also there are too many of them to read all...
> So, for me, the compromise between being updated on important issues
> and spend not too much time reading patches subjects/message is
> read the diffstat and if I find anything that is of my interest,
> then go to the patches...
> May be not the best, but works for me...

Sorry, I didn't mean to imply that no one reads the diffstat, I ment the
other generic wording that I've had in the announcement emails for the
past 6 years.

Glad it's still useful for you.

greg k-h
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