Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 21 May 2007 19:33:11 -0400 | From | Jeff Garzik <> | Subject | Re: [patch 07/69] libata-sff: Undo bug introduced with pci_iomap changes |
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Linus Torvalds wrote: > > On Mon, 21 May 2007, Chris Wright wrote: >> --- >> [chrisw: Why is this not upstream yet?] > > And equally importantly, why is it even in the stable queue if it's not > upstream. > > It's against stable rules, and it means that we may have stuff that gets > fixed in -stable and not in -upstream, if people don't notice. THAT IS > BAD! > > Having fixes in stable that don't exist in upstream make -stable be > worse than pointless - it means that we actively _lose_ bug-reports. It > may sound like a good idea in the short run, but it's a *horrible* thing > for the long run. > > IOW, this should not be on the table for -stable, and people involved > should have made sure it's in -upstream first!
Strongly agreed.
> And no, I do not think it's languishing in my mailqueue. I'm pretty sure > it's languishing somewhere else.
AFAIK it was obsoleted by another Tejun patch which -is- upstream.
Am I missing something?
Jeff
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