linux-kernel - late commits (Was: linux-next: manual merge of the userns tree with the vfs tree)

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Date:	Fri, 8 Nov 2013 18:15:31 +1100
From:	Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>
To:	Al Viro <viro@...IV.linux.org.uk>
Cc:	linux-next@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>,
	Linus <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: late commits (Was: linux-next: manual merge of the userns tree with
 the vfs tree)

Hi Al,

On Fri, 8 Nov 2013 17:50:55 +1100 Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au> wrote:
>
> Al, I do have to wonder why a commit whose whole commit message is:
> 
> "RCU'd vfsmounts
>     
> _very_ preliminary, barely tested."
> 
> is in linux-next as is not being kept over for v3.14 at this point.

Oh, I see, it was discussed back at the beginning of October.  Pity it
didn't turn up in linux-next then so my volunteer temporary replacements
could have dealt with it :-)

However, it really, really needs a (better) commit message.

-- 
Cheers,
Stephen Rothwell                    sfr@...b.auug.org.au

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