Re: [GIT]: Networking

[Jeff Garzik]

Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> On Thursday, 4 of September 2008, David Miller wrote:
> > From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2008 16:24:16 -0700 (PDT)
> >
> > > On Wed, 3 Sep 2008, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> > > > What's so hard to understand about this?
> > > Here's a simple rule of thumb:
> > >  - if it's not on the regression list
> > >  - if it's not a reported security hole
> > >  - if it's not on the reported oopses list
> > > then why are people sending it to me?
> > >
> > > IOW, if it's just another random improvement, and you send it to me 
> > > outside of the merge window, then what is the point of the merge window? 
> > This is exactly what I've been trying to tell the Intel wireless folks
> > but they refuse to listen.
> >
> > I just won't take their stuff until they get their act in gear.
> >
> > No problem.
>
> BTW, there are two regression fixes for forcedeth:
>
> http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=121894389018584&w=4
> http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=121917167232014&w=4
>
> that fix the regressions tracked as:
>
> http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11358
> http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11361
>
> respectively and both are more than 2 weeks old now.
>
> Is there any chance to push them upstream or is there anything wrong with them?

Your patch is fine.  Since DaveM and I are gone this weekend, feel free 
to add "acked-by: jgarzik@redhat" and forward upstream to Linus and Andrew.

I thought there was some discussion about Yinghai Lu's MAC addr patch, 
though.  I'll look into it Monday, but maybe Ayaz (maintainer @ nv) 
could ack it sooner than that?

	Jeff



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