linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL] compiler-attributes for v5.3-rc8

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Message-ID: <CANiq72k-qrvf4C9fn=SaRaTzaLLoym6be=6otLEB3dzfq8musQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Thu, 5 Sep 2019 21:53:29 +0200
From:   Miguel Ojeda <miguel.ojeda.sandonis@...il.com>
To:     Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:     Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>,
        Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>,
        Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>,
        "Naveen N. Rao" <naveen.n.rao@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Paul Burton <paul.burton@...s.com>,
        Sedat Dilek <sedat.dilek@...il.com>,
        Linux List Kernel Mailing <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] compiler-attributes for v5.3-rc8

On Thu, Sep 5, 2019 at 7:22 PM Linus Torvalds
<torvalds@...ux-foundation.org> wrote:
>
> "Why not just clean up the rest" is how bugs happen.
>
> If it's not a fix, and it's not marked for stable (or a regression
> from the merge window) it shouldn't go in this late in the rc period.
>
> Send me _fixes_. Don't send me stuff that is "fixes plus random
> cleanups that were noticed at the same time".

Yeah, I was on the fence about this and I imagined you could also
react this way. I will be more firm next time :-)

On Nick's defense, he was trying to do his best to clean this up for
5.3 but AFAIK he got quite busy meanwhile during rc3-5.

Cheers,
Miguel