linux-kernel - Re: rfc: trivial patches and slow deaths?

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Message-Id: <1377028944.2737.75@driftwood>
Date:	Tue, 20 Aug 2013 15:02:24 -0500
From:	Rob Landley <rob@...dley.net>
To:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Cc:	Jiri Kosina <jkosina@...e.cz>, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	kernel-janitors <kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: rfc: trivial patches and slow deaths?

On 08/19/2013 04:27:17 PM, Joe Perches wrote:
> On Mon, 2013-08-19 at 23:22 +0200, Jiri Kosina wrote:
> > On Mon, 19 Aug 2013, Joe Perches wrote:
> >
> > > This is a 7 line patch that corrects logging defects that has had  
> no
> > > reply from you for the last month.
> > >
> > > https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/2833648/
> >
> > This hasn't missed any Linus' major release, as it has been  
> submitted post
> > 3.11 merge, right? (hint, that was Jul 4th).
> >
> > If this would miss *next* major Linus' release, I would accept your
> > complaints. But this is definitely not the case.
> 
> You're suggesting this patch, which corrects obvious
> defects, should miss 3.12 and go into 3.13?
> 
> I think that's wrong.

Correcting obvious defects, which can't wait a release, is "trivial"  
now, is it?

Rob--
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