Re: 2.6.3-rc1-mm1
From: Stian Jordet (liste_at_jordet.nu)
Date: 02/09/04
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To: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Date: Mon, 09 Feb 2004 11:29:26 +0100
man, 09.02.2004 kl. 11.24 skrev Andrew Morton:
> Boggle. That thing is 1.8MB.
>
> 163 files changed, 25877 insertions(+), 22424 deletions(-)
>
> This is the first time that anyone told me that it even existed. How on
> earth could a patch to a major subsystem grow to such a size in such
> isolation? When we're at kernel version 2.6.3!
>
> How mature is this code? What is its testing status? What is the size of
> its user base? Is it available as individual, changelogged patches?
>
> It would be crazy to simply shut our eyes and slam something of this
> magnitude into the tree. And it is totally unreasonable to expect
> interested parties to be able to review and understand it.
>
> Could someone please tell me how this situation came about, and what we can
> do to prevent any reoccurrence?
I don't know more than this:
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=107523583528989&w=2
But I _do_ know that ISDN is non-working for me with 2.6.x kernels
without this patch.
Best regards,
Stian
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