netdev - Re: Patch is wrong

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Message-Id: <20111206.002543.601828580754067320.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:25:43 -0500 (EST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	wangyun@...ux.vnet.ibm.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linuxram@...ibm.com, fbl@...hat.com,
	jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com, jesse.brandeburg@...el.com
Subject: Re: Patch is wrong

From: Michael Wang <wangyun@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2011 13:11:47 +0800

> I know it will cost you many works, but I still have to ask you to
> replace this patch, because this will become a mistake in Linux, which
> will make me sad each time I saw it on git log.

It is simply not possible without screwing over every single person
who follows my tree.

If I go in and pull out the change, then everyone who follows my
tree will have a corrupt tree.

Sorry, mistakes happen, and once they are pushed out to GIT trees
used by lots of people we have to live with it.
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