Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: Areca arcmsr kernel integration for 2.6.18? | From | James Bottomley <> | Date | Wed, 23 Aug 2006 23:11:57 -0500 |
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On Wed, 2006-08-23 at 17:25 -0600, Dax Kelson wrote: > It would be great if the arcmsr driver could be included in 2.6.18 so it > can make into all the new distro releases that will be happening the > last 3-4 months of the year. > > It is completely self contained and it isn't changing any existing code > (ergo it can't break anything) so I believe there is quite a bit of > precedence for "late" inclusion in 2.6.18? > > There are lots of users of this hardware (myself included) that would be > very appreciative.
Well ... really no. Kernel development isn't about distro releases. Most of them pull from the upstream git trees anyway, so the problem shouldn't arise.
There's precedent for putting relatively uncontroversial drivers into the -rc tree. However, arcmsr has had a rather difficult path into the kernel. Moving it into scsi-misc is a signal that it goes from being out of tree to in-tree candidate (i.e. I'm happy with the quality now, but I'll give other people a chance to voice concerns), but on a slow path that allows people time to find problems and fix them. This path also dictates a time line for any final objections arising (i.e. up until 2.6.18 is declared).
James
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