Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 10 Nov 2005 09:40:26 +0100 | From | Jens Axboe <> | Subject | Re: merge status |
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On Wed, Nov 09 2005, Andrew Morton wrote: > James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@SteelEye.com> wrote: > > > > it's my contributors who drop me in it > > by leaving their patch sets until you declare a kernel, dumping the > > integration testing on me in whatever time window is left. > > Yes, I think I'm noticing an uptick in patches as soon as a kernel is > released. > > It's a bit irritating, and is unexpected (here, at least). I guess people > like to hold onto their work for as long as possible so when they release > it, it's in the best possible shape.
Sometimes I do hold on to stuff for a little while because I don't think it's quite ready yet, but that's not because I don't want it out there. It's more of a "I don't feel like spending 1-2 hours making and testing a -mm version", really. And if I just send you the vanilla patch for something I know you have to massage to get to apply, a cloud of guilt builds up over my head. With so many patches in -mm, I don't want to put that extra strain on you.
-- Jens Axboe
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