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SubjectRe: [PATCH] Use __u64 in aligned_u64's definition
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From: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2008 12:03:33 +0100

>
> * Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@computergmbh.de> wrote:
>
> > Well you can also apply it right now, then it's done and life can go
> > on.
>
> which part of the "it's an unnecessary distraction" concept didnt you
> understand? We are in -rc6 and all the codebase is in deep freeze. Delay
> your patch to when the 2.6.25 merge window starts and life can go on.

Also, it's easy to just queue it up into whatever subsystem
tree you are current submitting patches into if you fear it
getting lost.

You can send it to Andrew Morton for the -mm tree, as another
alternative.

In any event, yes, trying to get Linus to apply it now is very
wrong and indeed distracting.


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