linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL] zstd changes for v5.16

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Message-ID: <26119F22-4C12-4549-A765-7630A3846D79@fb.com>
Date:   Fri, 12 Nov 2021 00:08:39 +0000
From:   Nick Terrell <terrelln@...com>
To:     Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
CC:     Nick Terrell <nickrterrell@...il.com>,
        Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>,
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Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] zstd changes for v5.16



> On Nov 11, 2021, at 2:59 PM, Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org> wrote:
> 
> On Wed, Nov 10, 2021 at 10:47 AM Nick Terrell <terrelln@...com> wrote:
>> 
>> I just wanted to make sure that you’ve received my pull request. I’m a newbie
>> here, so I want to make sure I’m not making a stupid mistake that means you’ve
>> missed my message. I’d hate for this PR to not even be considered for merging
>> in this window because of some mistake I’ve made.
> 
> Oh, it's in my queue, but it's basically at the end of my queue
> because I will need to take a much deeper look into what's going on.
>
> It's not just that you're a new source of pulls, it's also that this
> is a big change and completely changes the organization of the zlib
> stuff. So every time I look at my list of pending pulls, this always
> ends up being "I'll do all the normal ones first".
> 
> So it's not lost, but this is the kind of pull that I tend to do when
> my queues have emptied. Which they haven't done yet..

Thanks for the ack, I really appreciate it! I figured that was the case.

When you do get a chance to take a look, please let me know if there
is anything more I can do to make it easier for you. In the meantime,
I’ll focus on getting my key better signed.

Best,
Nick

>               Linus