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    SubjectRe: Linux 2.6.21
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    On (26/04/07 20:45), Adrian Bunk didst pronounce:
    > On Thu, Apr 26, 2007 at 08:37:14PM +0200, Krzysztof Halasa wrote:
    > >...
    > > With KNOWN_PROBLEMS information, sysadmins can decide if they can
    > > safely upgrade to .0 or if they have to wait for .123.
    > >...
    >
    > Listing regressions like the following will most likely be zero help for
    > them when deciding whether to upgrade now or later (and BTW, the latter
    > might imply running a kernel with known security issues):
    >
    > Subject : acpi_pm clocksource loses time on x86-64
    > References : http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/4/17/143
    > Submitter : Mikael Pettersson <mikpe@it.uu.se>
    > Handled-By : John Stultz <johnstul@us.ibm.com>
    > Len Brown <lenb@kernel.org>
    > Status : problem is being debugged
    >

    On the other hand when I was responsible for a bug, it was a great help
    to see this sort of mail. Not only as it reminded I was responsible for a
    screw-up but when I sent a fix out, these mails let me know it was being
    picked up and ensured it made it to mainline.

    --
    Mel Gorman
    Part-time Phd Student Linux Technology Center
    University of Limerick IBM Dublin Software Lab
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