linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 5/9] VMware balloon: Show capabilities of balloon and resulting capabilities in the debug-fs node.

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Date:	Wed, 5 Aug 2015 13:50:34 -0700
From:	"gregkh@...uxfoundation.org" <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	John Savanyo <jsavanyo@...are.com>
Cc:	"dmitry.torokhov@...il.com" <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>,
	Philip Moltmann <moltmann@...are.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"pv-drivers@...are.com" <pv-drivers@...are.com>,
	Xavier Deguillard <xdeguillard@...are.com>,
	"akpm@...ux-foundation.org" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 5/9] VMware balloon: Show capabilities of balloon and
 resulting capabilities in the debug-fs node.


A: No.
Q: Should I include quotations after my reply?

http://daringfireball.net/2007/07/on_top

On Wed, Aug 05, 2015 at 08:42:25PM +0000, John Savanyo wrote:
> I agree that version number tracking is not perfect. But it is valuable
> for us to use as a rough indication that we have attempted to back port
> some appropriate subset of patches from mainline to a sustaining distro
> release without having to diff the code.

You have to always diff the code anyway, you can't trust that number,
see my other email as to why.

greg k-h
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