Re: [BK] TUN/TAP driver update and fixes for 2.6.BK

[Jeff Garzik]

Max Krasnyansky wrote:
> Jeff Garzik wrote:
>
> > Non-technical comments:
> >
> > 1) Please send drivers/net patches to me and netdev@xxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Ok
>
> > 2) Consider using the bk-make-sum script (in Documentation/BK-usage/) 
> > to generate your summary.  This will add a "bk pull " prefix to your 
> > BK url particularly, making it even easier to cut-n-paste.
>
> I do use bk-make-sum. A bit hacked version though which does not add
> 'bk pull' prefix. I'll put it back in if it's useful for folks.
>
> > 3) Please include a patch in your submission so that list readers may 
> > review your changes, not just the BK users.
>
> Anybody can go to bkbits.net and review them. I'd rather not send
> patches along with BK stuff, unless that's a new rule or something :).

It's not a new rule, it's an old rule :)  Changes need exposure and 
review _before_ they get merged and hit the kernel.  This is part of how 
Linux has always worked.

It's trivial to generate such a patch and include it in your email, 
using the gcapatch script in Documentation/BK-usage/

	Jeff


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