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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