linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/3] IDE-ACPI: Fine-tuning for a function

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Date:	Sun, 27 Dec 2015 07:08:44 +0100 (CET)
From:	Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@...6.fr>
To:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
cc:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net,
	linux-ide@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/3] IDE-ACPI: Fine-tuning for a function



On Sat, 26 Dec 2015, Joe Perches wrote:

> On Sat, 2015-12-26 at 13:12 -0500, David Miller wrote:
> > IDE is in deep freeze maintainence mode.
> > 
> > Therefore patches that perform simplications and cleanups will
> > not be accepted.
> 
> Maybe there should be something like a README
> in drivers/ide that says that.
> 
> Maybe the MAINTAINERS entry for "IDE SUBSYSTEM"
> should be something like:
> 
> S:	Frozen - critical fixes only

This could be a good idea.  Sometimes I hold off on sending patches for 
things becuse I have the impression that the subsystem doesn't want minor 
fixes, but I could be wrong, and if one could have a deterministic way to 
know, it could be better for everyone.

julia
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