Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [v3.11-rc1 PATCH 0/5] printk: Initial restructuring | From | Joe Perches <> | Date | Tue, 16 Jul 2013 18:56:39 -0700 |
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On Tue, 2013-07-16 at 18:48 -0700, Linus Torvalds wrote: > On Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 2:51 PM, Joe Perches <joe@perches.com> wrote: > > > > If this is acceptable, I'll post 5 or so patches at a time > > after/if each block of patches is applied. > > I didn't see anything objectionable, but I'm assuming this comes in > through Andrew?
I'd rather you take it directly now.
> And hopefully gets comments from others too..
There were a few 9 months ago.
Mostly it was a timing issue as to who takes it and when.
printk still moves around quite a bit and Andrew suggested shortly after an -rc1 was likely the best timing.
http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1212.0/02931.html
As far as I'm concerned, the biggest deal is starting this refactoring.
It doesn't have to be an big blast like what was submitted last year, but it should be started sooner rather never.
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