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    SubjectRe: [stable] Re: [05/11] SMP fix for 6pack driver
    On Sun, Jul 17, 2005 at 05:09:39PM -0400, Ralf Baechle wrote:
    > On Fri, Jul 15, 2005 at 09:35:56PM +0200, Adrian Bunk wrote:
    >
    > > I do agree with Francois regarding this issue:
    > >
    > > AFAIR, there has been not one 2.6 kernel where this driver was available
    > > for SMP kernels.
    >
    > Eh... That after all is the raison d'etre for this patch :)
    >
    > > It's therefore untested which problems might arise with
    > > this driver on SMP systems. I'm not arguing against including this
    > > driver in 2.6.13, but 2.6.12.3 isn't the right place.
    >
    > Nonsense. Most development activity for this stuff happens not on the
    > internet and you won't be able to follow it unless you're a licensed ham.
    > I've been circulating things patch since a while and nobody has been unhappy.

    So why was it important to get it into 2.6.12.3?

    I must have missed the announcement that the original -stable goals have
    been declared obsolete.

    > > What surprises me most is that you accepted this patch is neither in
    > > 2.6.13-rc3 nor in 2.6.13-rc3-mm1. There seems to be either an
    > > (IMHO unfortunate) change in your policy of what patches to accept,
    > > or there's a serious problem in your patch review process.
    >
    > I've sent it to jgarzik so it's somewhere on it's long way there.
    >
    > Ralf

    cu
    Adrian

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