netdev - Re: [PATCH] net: correct a comment for the final #endif

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Message-ID: <20090528070535.GA21538@psychotron.englab.brq.redhat.com>
Date:	Thu, 28 May 2009 09:05:36 +0200
From:	Jiri Pirko <jpirko@...hat.com>
To:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Cc:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: correct a comment for the final #endif

Thu, May 28, 2009 at 08:39:35AM CEST, eric.dumazet@...il.com wrote:
>David Miller a écrit :
>> From: Jiri Pirko <jpirko@...hat.com>
>> Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 07:47:13 +0200
>> 
>>> Btw how do you choose what patch to apply to what tree?
>> 
>> It depends upon where we are in the development cycle and the
>> nature of your patch.
>> 
>> Right now we're only applying the most critical bug fixes
>> to net-2.6, anything else goes to net-next-2.6
>> 
>
>I append here some extra stuff
>
>net-2.6 is the tree for pending patches for Linus, for the about to be
>released version (2.6.30 as today)
>
>As the merge window (for 2.6.30) is now closed, only bug fixes are allowed.
>
>For cleanups, and new network stuff (possibly introducing new bugs),
>net-next-2.6 is the right tree. This gives time for various testers
>to discover bugs so we can fix them before hitting public release.
>
>When Linus releases 2.6.30, opening merge window of one week, then all patches
>pending in net-next-2.6 will take their way to Linus tree for 2.6.31
>
>Some exceptions are allowed, but this is the general idea.
>
>Hope this helps

Fine, thanks you both guys.
>
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