Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 25 Mar 2004 01:23:02 +0100 | From | Pavel Machek <> | Subject | -nice tree [was Re: [Swsusp-devel] Re: swsusp problems [was Re: Your opinion on the merge?]] |
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On Čt 25-03-04 07:56:14, Michael Frank wrote: > On Thu, 25 Mar 2004 00:23:38 +0100, Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz> wrote: > >On Čt 25-03-04 06:46:12, Michael Frank wrote: > >>On Wed, 24 Mar 2004 11:17:04 +0100, Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz> wrote:
> >Yes, having -nice patch with bootsplashes, translated kernel messages, > >and swsusp eye-candy would work for me. > > If a -nice _tree_ is useful, your guys just have to launch it. Gosh this > could reduce > arguments about what goes into the kernel and save Linus and Andrew lots of > work.
Yes.
> >Feel free to maintain it. > > Busy enough with testing, actually far too busy for being on a volunteer > basis ;) > > I am sure that better qualified and properly supported/sponsored individuals > will queue up as long as it is an _official_ -nice tree with the good > purpose > of centralizing useful non-core functions :)
I'd say that having official -anything tree is an oxymoron (is -ac tree official? is -mm tree official?), but yes, I hope someone picks this up
> >You see, 10 lines in printk is probably good enough reason not to > >include that patch in kernel, because its "too ugly". > > Pretty does not count above, Ugly does not count here, Functionality always > does. > Besides that patch might be in the -nice tree.
Prettyness *does* count in -linus tree. -nice tree is likely to have different criteria.
> >swsusp really should not have patch any code outside kernel/power. > > Which is extremely ideal, but one thing at the time...
Okay, lets not please add more of outside changes (for -linus merge).
Pavel -- When do you have a heart between your knees? [Johanka's followup: and *two* hearts?] - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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