netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 0/3] A own subdirectory for shared TCP code

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Message-ID: <723f73e6-2b26-9828-2ed6-39cba4fbea62@systemli.org>
Date:   Thu, 5 Oct 2017 15:17:31 +0200
From:   Richard Siegfried <richard_siegfried@...temli.org>
To:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 0/3] A own subdirectory for shared TCP code

On 04/10/17 22:27, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> Hi Richard
> 
> It is generally unwanted.
> 
> Have you tried back porting patches when the directory structure has
> changed? Files have moved around? It makes it a lot harder to
> do. Meaning patches are going to be back ported less often. Fixes
> which could be security relevant might not get back ported, etc.
> 
> Kernel 4.4 is going to be supported until 2022. So moving files around
> is going to make Greg Kroah-Hartman life more difficult for the next 5
> years.
Ok, I see



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