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

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Date:	Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:44:32 +0100 (CET)
From:	Jesper Juhl <jj@...osbits.net>
To:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
cc:	Igor Grinberg <grinberg@...pulab.co.il>,
	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, 24 Jan 2012, Greg KH wrote:

> 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.
> 
I find it useful as well..

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